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We Made a Garden Margery Fish

We Made a Garden By Margery Fish

We Made a Garden by Margery Fish


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Summary

Margery Fishs classic and influential book describing how she created East Lambrook Manor garden from scratch in the 1950s.

We Made a Garden Summary

We Made a Garden by Margery Fish

An elegant new edition of a classic book from one of the twentieth centurys greatest garden writers.

This landmark work on creating a garden was first published in 1956 and has rarely been out of print since. We Made a Garden is the story of how Margery Fish, one of the leading British gardeners of the mid-20th century, and her husband Walter transformed an acre of wilderness into a stunning cottage garden, still open to the public at East Lambrook Manor, Somerset, England. Quirky and readable, this book details her creation of a world-renowned cottage garden, as well as her battles with Walter in the process, who preferred the standard suburban approach.

In this beautiful and timeless work, sherecounts the trials and tribulations, the successes and failures of her venture with ease and humour.Topics covered are colourful and diverse, ranging from the most suitable hyssop for the terraced garden through composting, hedges and making paths to the best time to lift and replant tulip bulbs. This book has been hailed as everything from a blueprint for the creation of a modern cottage garden to a feminist manifesto, and the authors practical knowledge, imaginative ideas and general good sense will encourage and inspire gardeners everywhere.

We Made a Garden Reviews

'[Margery Fish is] the doyenne of cottage garden style'.

-- Jim Cable

'[Margery Fish is] pone of the most influential female horticulturalists... who in her own way was as revolutionary as The Beatles.'

-- Constance Craig Smith

It is still a horticultural classic to be read and re-read.'

-- Jim Cable, * The Guardian *

A breath of fresh air to the rigid horticultural scene of the time.

-- Constance Craig Smith, * Daily Mail Weekend *

'Crammed with good advice... I defy any amateur gardener not to find pleasure encouragement and profit from We Made A Garden'

-- Vita Sackville-West

A classic.

-- Robin Lane Fox, * Financial Times *

About Margery Fish

Margery Fish(18921969)was one of the most admired gardeners and garden writers of her day. Her many articles and books inspired garden enthusiasts with her easy-to-read knowledge and observation. A passion for nature and an ability to combine plants effectively in even the smallest space and in differing environments made her ideas relevant to all gardeners of her time, and an inspiration for future generations. Her garden at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset is still open to visitors today.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Graham Rice

Introduction

The House

The Garden

The Lawn

Making Paths

Clothing the Walls

Hedges

The Terraced Garden

Planting

Staking

Gardening with a Knife

Watering

Dahlias

Some Failures

Composting

The Value of Evergreens

We Made Mistakes

The Water Garden

Rock Gardening

The Paved Garden

The Herb Garden

Early and Late

Mixed Borders

What Shall I Plant?

Living and Learning

Plant-name Changes

Index

Additional information

GOR013757149
9781849948722
1849948720
We Made a Garden by Margery Fish
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Batsford Ltd
2024-06-06
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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