Garden by the Sea: A Practical Guide and Journal

Leila Hadley,

ISBN 10: 0847826511 / ISBN 13: 9780847826513

Published by Rizzoli International Publications February 2005, 2005

About this Item

Since the early 1990s Leila Hadley has tended to her paradise-like garden at her house on Fishers Island, on Long Island Sound. Here she shares her experiences of seaside gardening and offers a personalized how-to book. Written in a user-friendly format full of her trials and triumphs, this book also serves as a comprehensive and practical guide for beginner and advanced gardeners alike. Starting with nothing, Leila Hadley built an all-organic garden and bird sanctuary that defies the most difficult gardening conditions. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs, the book includes maps and charts on annuals, perennials, indoor and outdoor planting, and how to keep a coastal garden thriving even in those long winter months. The book also contains substantial information for gardening in other regions and climactic conditions. The ultimate book for creating and cultivating a garden and deriving joy and satisfaction in the process, A Garden by the Sea is destined to become a gardening classic. Interior pages in very nice condition. Slight scratching/scuffing on dust jacket. Shelf wear.

Seller Inventory # 20110301135847

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Garden by the Sea: A Practical Guide and Journal
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications February 2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847826511
• ISBN 13: 9780847826513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used - Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Landscape - American - New England & New York

About this title

Synopsis

Since the early 1990s Leila Hadley has tended to her paradise-like garden at her house on Fishers Island, on Long Island Sound. Here she shares her wealth of experience in seaside gardening and offers a very informative and entertaining how-to book. Written with a conversational tone and accompanied by gorgeous, lavish color photographs, this book serves as a comprehensive and practical guide for beginner and advanced gardeners alike.

Starting from the ground up, Leila Hadley built an all-organic garden and bird sanctuary that defies the most difficult gardening conditions. She sprinkles her trials and triumphs throughout the text, which includes maps and charts on annuals, perennials, indoor and outdoor planting, tips on how to keep a coastal garden thriving even in long winter months, as well as substantial information on gardening in other regions and climactic conditions.

The ultimate book for creating and cultivating a garden and deriving joy and satisfaction in the process, A Garden by the Sea is destined to become a gardening classic.

About the Author

Leila Hadley was born in New York in 1925. An inveterate traveler, she has written numerous books on the subject, including the acclaimed Journey with Elsa Cloud and the award-winning Give Me the World.