{"product_id":"wood-and-garden-notes-and-thoughts-practical-and-critical-of-a-working-amateur-paperback-9781108037198","title":"Wood and Garden; Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037198","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWood and Garden\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNotes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfluential gardener Gertrude Jekyll published her first book, setting out her philosophy of gardening as an art form, in 1899.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGertrude Jekyll (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037198, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages, 46 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Jekyll’s writings take a familiar approach, like a confidential chat with a friend.  This reprint will be of special interest to scholars, educators, and all those who love to garden.\"  \u003cbr\u003eMarilyn K. Alaimo, Chicago Botanic Garden Current Books on Gardening\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGertrude Jekyll (1843–1932) was one of the most influential garden designers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Skilled as a painter and in many forms of handicrafts, she found her metier in the combination of her artistic skills with considerable botanical knowledge. Having been collecting and breeding plants, including Mediterranean natives, since the 1860s, she began writing for William Robinson's magazine, The Garden, in 1881, and together they are regarded as transforming English horticultural method and design: Jekyll herself received over 400 design commissions in Britain, and her few surviving gardens are treasured today. Like Robinson's, her designs were informal and more natural in style than earlier Victorian fashions. In this, the first of fourteen books, published in 1899, she stresses the importance of being inspired by nature, and sums up her philosophy of gardening: 'planting ground is painting a landscape with living things'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory\u003cbr\u003e 2. January\u003cbr\u003e 3. February\u003cbr\u003e 4. March\u003cbr\u003e 5. April\u003cbr\u003e 6. May\u003cbr\u003e 7. June\u003cbr\u003e 8. July\u003cbr\u003e 9. August\u003cbr\u003e 10. September\u003cbr\u003e 11. October\u003cbr\u003e 12. November\u003cbr\u003e 13. December\u003cbr\u003e 14. Large and small gardens\u003cbr\u003e 15. Beginning and learning\u003cbr\u003e 16. The flower-border and pergola\u003cbr\u003e 17. The primrose garden\u003cbr\u003e 18. Colours of flowers\u003cbr\u003e 19. The scents of the garden\u003cbr\u003e 20. The worship of false gods\u003cbr\u003e 21. Novelty and variety\u003cbr\u003e 22. Weeds and pests\u003cbr\u003e 23. The bedding fashion and its influence\u003cbr\u003e 24. Masters and men\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266052149528,"sku":"9781108037198","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037198i.jpg?v=1694879967","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wood-and-garden-notes-and-thoughts-practical-and-critical-of-a-working-amateur-paperback-9781108037198","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}