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Jacqueline Morley explores the history of one of Britain's favourite past times - gardening. Telling the story of gardens from paradise gardens of the ancient world to classically-influenced Renaissance gardens, and from wartime Digging for Victory to contemporary decking, barbecues and architect's designs, this pocket-sized book takes a thorough look at the development of gardening. Featuring black and white illustrations, witty anecdotes and incredible trivia, readers will be entertained and educated, discovering everything from medieval gardening to the garden's significance today.… (plus d'informations)
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"Nothing grows in our garden, only washing. And babies." Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Under Milk Wood
"If you would be happy for a week, take a wife. If you would be happy for a month, kill your pig. But if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden." Chinese proverb
"God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man without which buildings and palaces are gross handiworks." Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman, 1561-1626
"The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in the garden Than anywhere else on earth." Dorothy Frances Gurney (1858-1932), "God's Garden"
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For Creina, a great gardener. JM
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Introduction: This history of cultivation -- making the earth grow the plants you want -- goes back at least 10,000 years, when wily hunter-gatherers saved the plumpest grass seeds and put them back in a convenient piece of soil.
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Jacqueline Morley explores the history of one of Britain's favourite past times - gardening. Telling the story of gardens from paradise gardens of the ancient world to classically-influenced Renaissance gardens, and from wartime Digging for Victory to contemporary decking, barbecues and architect's designs, this pocket-sized book takes a thorough look at the development of gardening. Featuring black and white illustrations, witty anecdotes and incredible trivia, readers will be entertained and educated, discovering everything from medieval gardening to the garden's significance today.
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