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Whether you are a resident of the county or a short-stay visitor, a
committed gardener or a reluctant one just looking for a pleasant
afternoon out with a good cup of tea and piece of cake, "20 Sussex
Gardens" will guide you to some of the best and most varied gardens
that are regularly open to the public. Those looking for ideas for
their own humble plot will find as much to delight and inform as
others who seek the grand and impressive. The featured gardens
cover a wide geographical, historical and stylistic spread and,
where appropriate, are carefully set within their architectural
context. Many of these gardens are associated with the county's
leading historical, artistic and literary figures and reference to
their lives will further illuminate a visit to the many lovely
gardens of Sussex.
How to Read Gardens is the essential guide for garden lovers and
visitors alike. Visiting gardens has never been more popular but
not many of us understand what we are looking at when strolling
through a beautiful garden - are we looking at an original
landscaped site or a recreation? Is the planting matter authentic
or made up of modern hybrids? Are the steps and terracing in the
Italianate style or are they Arts and Crafts? The truth is that
most gardens of any age are like a palimpsest: successive
generations have changed and influenced the soft and hard fabric of
the place over time. Inevitably many of the gardens we wander
through today are an amalgam of changing fashions and circumstance.
How to Read Gardens gives you all the knowledge you need to tease
out the clues that will tell you the complete story of a garden's
past. From the grandest estate to the smallest suburban plot, this
book will enliven and inform every visit.
Aided by this book the gardener can now answer the question "What's
in a name?" and they and their garden will benefit from
understanding the wealth of information that has hitherto lain
hidden within the mysterious world of Latin names.' - Financial
Times Online RHS Latin for Gardeners is an informative,
entertaining and beautifully illustrated unravelling of the
mysteries of botanical Latin. Over 3,000 Latin names are listed
alphabetically, showing how plant names can reveal where a plant
originally comes from (and thus its preferred growing conditions),
along with such properties as its shape, form, colour, taste, and
smell. Each name is clearly defined and accompanied by a
pronunciation guide, and the pages are filled with attractive
botanical illustrations. Fascinating feature spreads retell the
adventures of important plant hunters such as Sir Joseph Banks and
Alexander von Humboldt, and explain how their discoveries affect
the way our gardens look today. Individual plants are also profiled
throughout, showing how their names can illuminate their hidden
histories. Aided by this book, every gardener, and their garden,
will benefit from uncovering the wealth of information that lies
within the remarkable world of Latin binomials. A little Latin can
do a lot of good - apply the lore of Latin to your own garden!
Contents includes... The A-Z Listings of Latin Plant Names Plant
Profiles Plant Hunters Plant Themes ...And Much More!
Since Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the
eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany.
And while mastery of the classical language may not be a
prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit
from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field.
Without it, they might buy a "Hellebores foetidus "and be
unprepared for its fetid smell, or a "Potentilla reptans "with the
expectation that it will stand straight as a sentinel rather than
creep along the ground.
An essential addition to the gardener's library, this colorful,
fully illustrated book details the history of naming plants,
provides an overview of Latin naming conventions, and offers
guidelines for pronunciation. Readers will learn to identify Latin
terms that indicate the provenance of a given plant and provide
clues to its color, shape, fragrance, taste, behavior, functions,
and more. Full of expert instruction and practical guidance, "Latin
for Gardeners" will allow novices and green thumbs alike to better
appreciate the seemingly esoteric names behind the plants they work
with, and to expertly converse with fellow enthusiasts. Soon they
will realize that having a basic understanding of Latin before
trips to the nursery or botanic garden is like possessing some
knowledge of French before traveling to Paris; it enriches the
whole experience.
This adorable first gardening book taken young ones through sowing
and growing delicious fruit, vegetables and edible flowers on their
very own Flowerpot Farm. Simple step-by-step instructions are
presented in a delightful picture-book style. There are a mix of
projects on offer, suitable for gardening spaces of any size, from
large gardens to small window ledges. To achieve the best harvest,
the young farmer is shown how plants are pollinated, and how to
encourage good garden guests, and discourage garden pests. There
are cute craft ideas for customising your flowerpot farm, such as
decorating pots and making a bird feeder, and tasty recipes for
making the most out of your homegrown harvest are included.
You've seen the county's glorious gardens, now find out about the
garden designers, plant hunters and botanical brains behind them.
What makes their green thumb prick, why do they feel so passionate
about all things horticultural? There are as many types of gardener
as there are styles of garden, and Lorraine Harrison has done well
to fit so many into such a small plot, from the well known-Rudyard
Kipling, the Lloyds of Great Dixter and the Lodgers of Wakehurst
and Leonardslee - to the obscure, such Oliver Cockerell and Helen
Nussey with their French hot beds. We look at the gardeners behind
public parks and spaces and those whose small private paradises are
so entraling, catch some of Angus White's boundless enthusiasm for
his architectural plants and even peer over the county fence to
look at Derek Jarman's wonderful painterly garden in Dungeness. And
there's a directory of those who didn't make first prize in the
show.
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