GARDENING LETTERS TO MY DAUGHTER

Anne Scott-James; Clare Hastings

ISBN 10: 0718133722 / ISBN 13: 9780718133726

Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1990

About this Item

This copy is in mint, condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square, there is a small neat inscription to the f.e.p. The unclipped dustwrapper is in mint condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Eminent gardening writer Anne Scott-James lived next door to her daughter Clare for fifteen years in a small village on the Berkshire downs. They shared a passion for their gardens and in this book the expert conveys, in delightful, light-hearted letters to Clare, some of her immense knowledge on the subject. The humour and sensitivity of these letters, enhanced by attractive line drawings, will delight the experienced gardener and the novice alike. Ref XXX 2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GARDENING LETTERS TO MY DAUGHTER
• Publisher: Michael Joseph, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718133722
• ISBN 13: 9780718133726
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Virginia Powell
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint
• Dust Jacket Condition: Mint

About this title

Synopsis

Letters discuss plants, garden planning, seasonal activities, gardening books, and other gardens

From Publishers Weekly

Having reached "the creaky years,"sic Scott-James ( Sissinghurst: The Making of a Garden ) began recording her gardening life in a series of letters to her daughter Clare, who was living nearby in the English countryside and had just gotten started on a garden of her own. The result is a comfortably British dialogue on gardening and the cycles of life. Fathers and sons may show love by pondering how life imitates the World Series; this mother and daughter do it by asking each other earnestly, "How do you feel about dahlias?" As with gardening itself, equal attention is paid to the practical ("An actively growing lawn loses nine pints of water per square yard in a day") and the reflective ("I have to garden for myself alone, and I do not like it"). And, as with nearly all mothers and daughters, there is conflict--between the well-planned gardening style of Scott-James and the perceived wildness of her daughter's schemes. For some readers, the tension between the two women will be minor and the mental volleys precious, but for the gardener who calls plants only by their Latin names, it will provide an engaging break from weed guides. Hastings's intricate line drawings are appropriately whimsical.
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