Review: Trip back in time!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2013
I am giving this book a five star review because I love reading old books. This one is so interesting to me. If you are true gardener at heart and love old books you will treasure this. It is written in Old English and covers many garden topics. It is interesting to note that this book was written in the late 1800's but mentions raised garden beds and the 'collecting of rainwater'. Garden practices have changed over the years but much of what we consider new today are actually garden practices that date decades back.If you need a 'how to' book this won't do. This book describes some very unique flowers in it. It also has a lot of information about roses in it as many of the older books do. There is information on bulbs, trees, shrubs, etc. I especially got a kick out of chapter VIII-Enemies of the Garden. Some of the next chapters describe some interesting garden methods.