Thoughtful Gardening

Name: Thoughtful Gardening
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ISBN: 9780465021963

ISBN-10: 0465021964

ISBN-13: 9780465021963

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robin Lane Fox

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InThoughtful Gardening, award-winning historian andFinancial Timesgardening columnist Robin Lane Fox takes readers on a delightful journey through each season of the gardening year. From fending off vine-weevils to visiting Yves Saint Laurent's private gardens in Marrakech, Fox imbues each of his musings with grace, sophistication, and charm. Essential reading for anyone planting a new garden or taking stock of one after several years,Thoughtful Gardeningoffers expert advice and a touching reminder of the power of art and literature to deepen what we see and experience in nature.Combining a vast understanding of horticulture with witty and stylish storytelling, these vignettes form--season…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 11/9/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Winter



New Year Resolve



"Tresco on Teesside"



Faith, Hope, and Charity



Nancy in Paradise



Scenting Winter



A Hunter's Hand



A Year's Itinerary



I Spy a Hyena



On the Dutch Dealing Floor



Wild on the Broad Walk



The Lettuce Farm Palace



Christopher Lloyd



Jardin Majorelle



"Oh Dear, I Do Love Gardens!"



Snowdropping



Gardening in Texan Adversity



Weevils In Charge



Lady-Killing Progress



Early-Flowering Cherries



Let Them Eat Squirrel



Spring



A Goat Island Garden



Special Spring Shrubs



"Harassed by Perpetual Bother"



Fritillaries for the Future



Put Them on Prozac



Sow and Scatter



Harmonious Rhododendrons



Reappearing Poppies



When Connie Met Oliver



Returns from China



Corona's Imprint



Digging In



Valerie Finnis



Taking Cuttings



Biennial Sowing



Mansfield Poke



Bedding from Boxes



Animal Mischief



Separate Beds on the Bay



Ways with Wisteria



Summer



Irises on Drugs



Six of the Best



Head for Herterton



Not-So-Hot Pokers



Roses in Dry Places



On the Schynige Platte



Dreamy Delphiniums



The Etna Broom



Sickly Chestnuts



Lotuses and Lilies



Sociable Deutzias



Blue Flax



Tivoli Garden



Cone Flowers



"Asphodels of the Negroes"



Deadheading



Gendered Landscape



Lacecaps Under Trees



Le Jardin Plume



Dealing with Dry Shade



Rosemary Revisited



Forcing Nature



Later Clematis



Autumn



Fluttering Buddlejas



Sorrel Soup



Founded on Love



Back to the Fuchsia



Botanical Palermo



The Haunt of Ancient Peace



Space Invaders



Odessan Odyssey



Desirable Dahlias



Appreciating Asters



Brighter Berries



Crabs in Flower



Cutting Corners with Chrysanthemums



Classy Conifers



At Home with Hellyer



Selecting Salvias



Goodnight at Gamberaia


Further Reading


Selected References


Acknowledgments and Illustration Credits


Index