Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-85) is recognized as one of America's most
important gardeners and garden writers. In 1957, Lawrence began a
weekly column for the "Charlotte Observer," blending gardening lore
and horticultural expertise gained from her own gardens in Raleigh
and Charlotte, North Carolina, and from her many gardener friends.
This book presents 132 of her beloved columns. Never before
published in book form, they were chosen from the more than 700
pieces that she wrote for the "Observer" over fourteen years.
Lawrence exchanged plants and gardening tips with everyone from
southern "farm ladies" trading bulbs in garden bulletins to
prominent regional gardeners. She corresponded with nursery owners,
everyday backyard gardeners, and literary luminaries such as
Katharine White and Eudora Welty. Her books, including "A Southern
Garden," "The Little Bulbs," and "Gardens in Winter," inspired
several generations of gardeners in the South and beyond.
The columns in this volume cover specific plants, such as sweet
peas, hellebores, peonies, and the bamboo growing outside her
living-room window, as well as broader topics including the
usefulness of vines, the importance of daily pruning, and organic
gardening. Like all of Lawrence's writing, these columns are
peppered with references to conversations with neighbors and
quotations from poetry, mythology, and correspondence. They brim
with knowledge gained from a lifetime of experimenting in her
gardens, from her visits to other gardens, and from her extensive
reading.
Lawrence once wrote, "Dirty fingernails are not the only
requirement for growing plants. One must be as willing to study as
to dig, for a knowledge of plants is acquired as much from books as
from experience." As inspiring today as when they first appeared in
the "Charlotte Observer," the columns collected in "Beautiful at
All Seasons" showcase not only Lawrence's vast knowledge but also
her intimate, conversational writing style and her lifelong
celebration of gardens and gardening.
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