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This work, first published in 1883, has been described as 'the most widely read and influential gardening book ever written'. Aimed at both amateurs and experienced gardeners, it sets out clearly the different types of plant suitable for each type of situation, and how to grow them.

Table of Contents
Preface; Part I: Position and style; Examples from English gardens; Hardy plants and the modes of arranging them; Of hardy flowers; Spring flowers; Autumnal flowers; Hardy bulbs; Alpine, boy, and water plants and hardy ferns; The special culture of choice and 'florists' hardy flowers; The garden of sweet-smelling flowers; The garden of beautiful form; The wild garden; Hardy climbing plants; Roseries, past and present; Economy and wasted effort; Summer bedding; Colour in the flower garden; Labelling and staking; Part II. The English Flower Garden, or, Flowers of the Open Air.

The English Flower Garden

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11/24/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108037129
      978-1108037129
      ISBN-10 1108037127
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      Botany and plant sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work, first published in 1883, has been described as 'the most widely read and influential gardening book ever written'. Aimed at both amateurs and experienced gardeners, it sets out clearly the different types of plant suitable for each type of situation, and how to grow them.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Part I: Position and style; Examples from English gardens; Hardy plants and the modes of arranging them; Of hardy flowers; Spring flowers; Autumnal flowers; Hardy bulbs; Alpine, boy, and water plants and hardy ferns; The special culture of choice and 'florists' hardy flowers; The garden of sweet-smelling flowers; The garden of beautiful form; The wild garden; Hardy climbing plants; Roseries, past and present; Economy and wasted effort; Summer bedding; Colour in the flower garden; Labelling and staking; Part II. The English Flower Garden, or, Flowers of the Open Air.

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