English Garden Books - English Garden
Gardening books come in many different types. Some are chock full of practical gardening tips. Others have gorgeous color photographs. Books of essays can be both inspirational and funny. Here are my recommendations for some of each, specifically ... [... more]
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Sissinghurst Castle Garden - English Garden
When I first started gardening, I was nervous about combining colors. What if everything clashed? Then I read about the white garden at Sissinghurst. What a great idea! If I planted only white flowers I wouldn't have to worry about clashing. I ... [... more]
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English Garden History - English Garden
It is a garden that is packed with plants. Every space is used. The garden seems to overflow with flowers. A true English Cottage Garden contains herbs, vegetables, fruit and flowers. Often perennials, shrubs and annuals are used as edging for ... [... more]
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Gertrude Jekyll - English Garden
Gertrude Jekyll was born in 1843, at a time when a woman working in a garden was looked on with disapproval. Women could wander down a garden path, admiring the flowers and perhaps cutting a few to arrange in the house, but actually getting your ... [... more]
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Chelsea Flower Show - English Garden
The Chelsea Flower Show bills itself as the Greatest Flower Show on Earth, and that's not an exaggeration. I've attended the show twice, and was overwhelmed with the wide variety of garden ideas I came away with, as well with the quantity and ... [... more]
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English Gardening Word Glossary - English Garden
Here is a little glossary of gardening terms which crop up all the time when talking or writing about English gardens. Annual - a plant that completes its whole life cycle in a single growing season - e.g. a Calendula officinalis or Pot ... [... more]
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