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Dear Friend and Gardener - Letters on Life and Gardening (Paperback)
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Dear Friend and Gardener - Letters on Life and Gardening (Paperback)
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Loot Price R233
Discovery Miles 2 330
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In this engaging and fascinating exchange of personal letters, two
of the most influential gardeners of all time compare notes on
successes and failures in their two very different gardens. As
Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto convey their gardening
experiences, share gossip and discuss life and nature, the
horticultural expertise of these two long-established friends and
distinguished gardeners gives these inspirational letters a life of
their own. Beth Chatto's garden in East Anglia is a place of
pilgrimage for plant lovers, while Christopher Lloyd was one of the
major figures in twentieth century gardening, transforming the
gardens of his home Great Dixter in East Sussex. Friday 16 February
Dear Beth, Today was straight out of my idea of heaven - the first
such day this year and the first time that all the winter crocuses
have opened wide, in appreciation. Armed with my kneeling pad, I
dropped to my knees to savour the honey scent of C. chrysanthus
'Snow Bunting'. Rosemary Alexander, who spends more and more time
at Stoneacre (the National Trust property near Maidstone, which she
rents), expressed doubts on whether it wouldn't be better to
concentrate on snowdrops, seeing that crocuses spend so much of
their time in an obstinately closed state, loudly proclaiming 'this
isn't good enough for me'. I can see her point, of course. [...]
Tuesday 20 February Dear Christo, What a good thing you enjoyed
your crocuses when you had the chance! Today we are blanketed in
snow once more, with a wild north wind hurling stinging dry snow
horizontally past the windows. Your way of having crocuses (and
many other bulbs) naturalized in short grass is a far more
effective way of growing them than in conventional borders. Left to
seed themselves in little knots and ribbons of colour they appear
like embroidery across a carpet before something else takes over
the design. [...]
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