{"product_id":"beautiful-at-all-seasons-9780822357766","title":"Beautiful at All Seasons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1957, the revered garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence began a weekly column for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. This book presents 132 of the more than 700 pieces that she wrote for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e over fourteen years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[This] attractive book offers information and advice on a wide range of plants and a myriad of gardening topics. Armstrong and Wilson’s choice to arrange the essays in the book by subject matter provides the reader a valuable resource on plant material to which he\/she may return over and over. The book’s exhaustive and helpful index augments its practical usability.” -- Deborah Moore Clark * Carolina Landscape *\u003cbr\u003e“Fans of Elizabeth Lawrence will want to get their hands on \u003ci\u003eBeautiful at All Seasons.\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Those unfamiliar with Lawrence will find themselves enchanted with her thoughtful and conversational writing, akin to a modern day blog.” * American Gardener *\u003cbr\u003e“Fifty years after her columns for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e were first published, Elizabeth Lawrence inspires a new generation of garden enthusiasts. Her vast knowledge of plants delights both novice and experienced gardeners.” * Southern Accents *\u003cbr\u003e“Here are revealed Lawrence’s wide gardening interests—plant culture, lore and literature, flowers of the church calendar, and correspondence with literary luminaries. . . . Elizabeth had a graceful writing style—warm, engaging, and conversation-like.” -- Bobby J. Ward * Rock Garden *\u003cbr\u003e“Lawrence displays the virtues of a dedicated plantswoman: she is generous, patient, watchful and above all curious as she delves into the histories of her favorite plants or consults her favorite experts . . . on the more arcane aspects of plant lore.” -- Jennifer Potter * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e“This collection is possessed of many virtues. Though the columns were written decades ago, they are not dated, offering ideas, descriptions, and tips that are valid both now and in the future. One virtue is that the collection can be used as a reference book for plants that will easily snuggle into Southern gardens, from peonies and hellebores to hydrangeas and smilax. . . . But more—much more—recommends this book than its undoubted value as a reference volume. Lawrence's way with words enchants.” -- Janet Lembke * News \u0026amp; Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction xv\u003cbr\u003e Note to the Reader xxi\u003cbr\u003e One: Seasonal Flowers \u003cbr\u003e Garden Resolutions 1\u003cbr\u003e Flowers for Christmas Time 3\u003cbr\u003e Flowers Greet the New Year 5\u003cbr\u003e Winter Flowers 7\u003cbr\u003e The Green Winter 8\u003cbr\u003e A Hard Winter 9\u003cbr\u003e Bamboo 11\u003cbr\u003e Storm Damage 13\u003cbr\u003e The Merry Month of May 14\u003cbr\u003e Tender Perennials for Hot-Weather Gardens 16\u003cbr\u003e Flowers in the Fall Border 18\u003cbr\u003e Fragrance in the Garden 19\u003cbr\u003e Fall Additions to the Border 21\u003cbr\u003e Sow Hardy Annual Seeds During September 22\u003cbr\u003e Planting Annuals in Autumn 24\u003cbr\u003e Late-Blooming Flowers 25\u003cbr\u003e The Gardening Year Is Just Beginning 27\u003cbr\u003e Two: Perennials and Annuals \u003cbr\u003e Planting in Relays 29\u003cbr\u003e Badge of Gardening Includes Black Knees 31\u003cbr\u003e Gardening Surprises 33\u003cbr\u003e The Law of Supply and Demand 34\u003cbr\u003e Variegated Foliage 36\u003cbr\u003e Selections for the Rock Garden 38\u003cbr\u003e Tropical Plants 39\u003cbr\u003e Annuals 41\u003cbr\u003e Sweet Peas 43\u003cbr\u003e Peony 45\u003cbr\u003e Tree Peonies and Others 46\u003cbr\u003e Clematis also Flowers in Shade 48\u003cbr\u003e Beautiful Lilies 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsteromoea mongolica-- Kalimeris pinnatifida\u003c\/i\u003e 51\u003cbr\u003e Hellebores 53\u003cbr\u003e The Christmas Rose and Other Hellebores 54\u003cbr\u003e Giridlian . . . A Master of Plants 56\u003cbr\u003e Night-Blooming Cereus 58\u003cbr\u003e The Dividends of Fall Planting 59\u003cbr\u003e Savannah Lands of East Carolina 61\u003cbr\u003e Petasites 62\u003cbr\u003e Three: Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers \u003cbr\u003e Planting Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers 65\u003cbr\u003e Bulbs Through the Seasons 66\u003cbr\u003e Some Early Spring Bulbs 68\u003cbr\u003e Daffodils Need Early Start 70\u003cbr\u003e Specialty Bulbs 72\u003cbr\u003e Crown Imperials 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLycoris radiata\u003c\/i\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e Amaryllis Family 77\u003cbr\u003e The Surprise Lily 78\u003cbr\u003e Lilies Grow Where None Were 79\u003cbr\u003e Garden Casualties 81\u003cbr\u003e Four: Trees and Shrubs \u003cbr\u003e Planting for Ice Storms 83\u003cbr\u003e Plants for Parking Strips 85\u003cbr\u003e Flowering Trees for the City 86\u003cbr\u003e Street Trees 88\u003cbr\u003e Trees with Colored Bark 90\u003cbr\u003e Witch Hazels 92\u003cbr\u003e Flowering Cherries 93\u003cbr\u003e Serviceberries and Sloes 95\u003cbr\u003e Dogwoods 97\u003cbr\u003e Buckeyes 98\u003cbr\u003e Eucalyptus 100\u003cbr\u003e Honey Locust 102\u003cbr\u003e Osmanthus 103\u003cbr\u003e Hollies 105\u003cbr\u003e Conifers 106\u003cbr\u003e Firs and Cedars 108\u003cbr\u003e Flowering Shrubs 110\u003cbr\u003e March-Flowering Shrubs 111\u003cbr\u003e Viburnums and Other Flowering Shrubs 113\u003cbr\u003e June-Flowering Shrubs 114\u003cbr\u003e Viburnums 116\u003cbr\u003e Pyracanthas 118\u003cbr\u003e Nandinas 119\u003cbr\u003e Hydrangeas 121\u003cbr\u003e Sasanquas 122\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCamellia saluenensis\u003c\/i\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e E. 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Bowles's Lunatics 125\u003cbr\u003e Five: Vegetables and Herbs, Climbers and Creepers \u003cbr\u003e Fall Vegetables 129\u003cbr\u003e Two Vegetable Gardens 130\u003cbr\u003e Mrs. Hobbs and Her Herbs 132\u003cbr\u003e Sweet Woodruff 134\u003cbr\u003e Dandelions 136\u003cbr\u003e Vines Are Useful Tools 137\u003cbr\u003e Smilax 139\u003cbr\u003e Clematis Hybrids 140\u003cbr\u003e Akebia and \u003ci\u003eRosa banksiae\u003c\/i\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e Ground Covers 144\u003cbr\u003e Ground Covers Pose Problems 146\u003cbr\u003e Tiny Creepers 148\u003cbr\u003e Six: Gardeners and Gardens \u003cbr\u003e Wing Haven 151\u003cbr\u003e Importance of Garden Details 152\u003cbr\u003e Steps in Your Garden 154\u003cbr\u003e Walks and Paths 156\u003cbr\u003e Terraces and Patios 158\u003cbr\u003e Water in the Garden 159\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Krippenndorf's Garden 161\u003cbr\u003e Physic Garden at the Country Doctor Museum 162\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Busbee's Garden 164\u003cbr\u003e A Visit to Italy's Oldest Botanic Garden 166\u003cbr\u003e Colette's Mother's Garden 167\u003cbr\u003e The Splendor of Royal Gardens 169\u003cbr\u003e Gotelli's Collection of Dwarf Conifers 171\u003cbr\u003e The Scented Garden 172\u003cbr\u003e The Gardens of a Soldier's Wife 174\u003cbr\u003e Pioneer Seedsman 176\u003cbr\u003e Young Belgian Guided Southern Horticulture 177\u003cbr\u003e Meet Caroline Dormon 179\u003cbr\u003e She Talks to the Birds 181\u003cbr\u003e The Hunt Arboretum 182\u003cbr\u003e Seven: Gods, Legends, and Rituals \u003cbr\u003e The Gods of the Garden 185\u003cbr\u003e The Ash, a Symbol in History 187\u003cbr\u003e The Tale of the Magical Hawthorn Tree 189\u003cbr\u003e The Holy Thorn Blooms for Royalty 190\u003cbr\u003e The Christian Year Parallels the Garden Year 192\u003cbr\u003e Holiday Wreaths 194\u003cbr\u003e The Advent Wreath 196\u003cbr\u003e Legend and Lore of the Christmas Tree 197\u003cbr\u003e International Christmas Trees 199\u003cbr\u003e The Flowers of the Trinity 201\u003cbr\u003e The Flowers of Passiontide 203\u003cbr\u003e The Story of the Passion Flower 205\u003cbr\u003e Rituals of the Palms 206\u003cbr\u003e Rogation Days-- The Blessing of the Crops 208\u003cbr\u003e Eight: Bits and Pieces \u003cbr\u003e Asafetida 211\u003cbr\u003e Feeding the Birds 213\u003cbr\u003e Honey 214\u003cbr\u003e Organic Gardening 216\u003cbr\u003e Pruning 218\u003cbr\u003e Pruning Should Be Done Every Day 219\u003cbr\u003e Historic Flower Arrangements 221\u003cbr\u003e Bouquet Carried Messages 223\u003cbr\u003e Pomanders 224\u003cbr\u003e Creatures Add to a Garden 226\u003cbr\u003e Index 229","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406084120919,"sku":"9780822357766","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822357766.jpg?v=1730494471","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beautiful-at-all-seasons-9780822357766","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}