The New Englishwoman's Garden
With characteristic British wit and pluck, 28 English "ladies" offer essays that recount the origin, philosophy and upkeep of their gardens in this companion to Lees-Milne and Verey's The Englishwoman's Garden. "My donkey Benjamin is also my compost heap . . . . Every year I have mulched with Benjy's manure and there is now almost as much soil as there is stone," writes Mrs. Jill Cowley. "Talking of pleasures, there are the delicious moments when wafts of scent stop you in your tracks to sniff the air," Mrs. Basil Barlow trills. "The more I read the more I realise how little I know. I am afraid that I still tend to buy a shrub or plant because I like it, or its smell, rather than because it is the right plant for the right place. I know this is quite wrong, but I cannot resist it," confesses Lady FitzWalter. The essays are charming and chock-full of creative ideas about garden design, and the accompanying color photographs offer vivid views of these Englishwomen's gardens. (JanuaryCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.