Lessons from great gardeners
Subtitle: forty gardening icons and what they teach us
By: Matthew Biggs
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, in association with the Royal Horticultural Society
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781784720810
Subjects: Gardening; Gardeners; Biography; Gardens
Other titles: RHS lessons from great gardeners; Royal Horticultural Society lessons from great gardeners
Description: Since its earliest days, the art and science of gardening has been continually transformed and enhanced by great gardeners - men and women whose passion for gardening has driven them to improve and innovate, to overcome challenges and experiment with new ideas. These gardeners have provided inspiration for future generations, as have their gardens, which attract millions of visitors every year. Lessons from Great Gardeners profiles forty of these remarkable figures and explores how their work can be used to inspire and instruct gardeners of all levels and abilities. From the greats of yesteryear to the best modern-day practitioners, the gardeners are drawn from throughout history and from around the world - including Australia's own Jeremy Francis and New Zealand's Bev McConnell. The stories of their life and work are revealed, along with practical hints and tips that unlock the secrets gained from their long years of trial and error. Packed with botanical illustrations of their signature plants, the book also includes stunning photographs of twelve of the world's most iconic gardens, from Jardin Majorelle in Morocco to Sissinghurst in Kent. This is a journey through the world of gardening past and present, and a beautifully presented source of inspiration and ideas for all gardens, great and small.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Somai; title: Wang Xianchen; title: André Le Nôtre; title: Philip Miller; title: Thomas Jefferson; title: Sir Joseph Paxton; title: James Veitch Jr.; title: Sir Thomas Hanbury; title: William Robinson; title: Claude Monet; title: Gertrude Jekyll; title: Henry E. Huntington; title: Ellen Willmott; title: Edward Augusts Bowles; title: Pierre S. du Pont; title: Lawrence Johnston; title: Beatrix Farrand; title: Henry Duncan McxLaren; title: Rae Selling Berry; title: Sir Frederick Stern; title: Jacques Majorelle; title: Madame Ganna Walska; title: Vita Sackville-West; title: Margery Fish; title: Beatrix Havergal; title: Mildred Blandy; title: Roberto Burle Marx; title: Princess Lelia Caetani; title: Princess Greta Sturdza; title: Carl Ferris Miller (Min Pyong-gal); title: Christopher Lloyd; title: Beth Chatto; title: Geoffrey Smith; title: Penelope Hobhouse; title: Bev McConnell; title: Geoff Hamilton; title: Piet Oudolf; title: Jeremy Francis; title: Will Giles; title: Dan Hinkley.