Flower Gardens by Penelope Hobhouse
Flower Gardens is a personal treatise by one of England's foremost garden writers, a guide to choosing the best flowering plants for any garden and arranging them harmoniously in their setting. Penelope Hobhouse begins by discussing flower qualities - colour form, habit season and scent -in relation to the whole plant and its contribution to the garden. Different flower garden styles are discussed in subsequent chapters - from natural gardening, through classic flower borders and beds, to more manicured styles of elegant formality. Delightful photographs of featured gardens demonstrate each of these themes. The plant catalogue includes more than 700 flowering plants, with detailed information on how and where to use them in garden composition.
.. almost the equivalent of having the Great Consultant at your elbow filling your flower bed with her suggestions Independent on Sunday
Penelope Hobhouse is internationally-renowned as a garden designer, writer and historian. She holds the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest award of the Royal Horticultural Society. She has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Guild of Garden Writers and a Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association of America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711218024 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711218021 |
| Title | Flower Gardens |
| Author | Penelope Hobhouse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2002-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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