Time and the Gardener : Writings on a Lifelong Passion

Name: Time and the Gardener : Writings on a Lifelong Passion
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ISBN: 9780807085578

ISBN-10: 080708557X

ISBN-13: 9780807085578

Edition: 2004

Authors: Elisabeth Sheldon

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"A treasury of garden wisdom by a seasoned gardener who is companionable, amusing, and full of surprises." -Diane Ackerman, author of Cultivating Delight Now in paperback, the perfect companion for new and veteran gardeners alike. From her vantage point as an octogenarian gardener, Elisabeth Sheldon knows that one of the most important elements in the making of a garden is the passage of time. This is true in the making of a gardener as well; no great gardener is young. In Time and the Gardener, Elisabeth Sheldon shares with readers the lessons, triumphs, tips, favorite plants, and more that have guided her over the last three decades. "Elisabeth Sheldon offers everything one could want…

Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 2/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Time and the Gardener



What I've Learned Over Time


The Anxieties of Spring: Growing Plants from Seed


Gardening in the Woods


Horticultural Discrimination


Tall Plants


A New Home for Rock Plants


Shrubs for the Mixed Border


To the Plant Breeders--Thanks and No Thanks


Shade Garden Revolution


Mail-order Plants


Help!


Problems in the Tapestry Border


Seed Gathering


August


Autumn


Putting the Garden to Bed


Fall and Winter Color



Timeless Plants--Some of My Favorites


Columbines


Lysimachias


Some Border Clematis


Legumes for the Flower Border


Astilbes


Gaura


Chrysanthemums


Gardening with Purple Foliage


Nepetas


Two Small Plants


Annuals for the Perennial Border


Variegated Plants



Gardeners of Other Times


Miss Jekyll


First Lady of Gardening: Jane Loudon


Lady Mary's Garden


Two More Eighteenth-Century Gardeners


The Ill-Tempered Gardener


Plant Index