The Gardener's YearIt is seldom that a practical guide to gardening attains the level of a literary masterpiece, still more seldom that a book on gardening can amuse and instruct even those who have no garden to plant., nor the faintest interest in acquiring one. The Gardener's Year is a charismatic product of Karel Capek's genius: amusing, informative, and full of a quizzical interest in people, animals and plants. In this new version, Geoffrey Newsome -the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England -has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech, to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, by those who loathe it as a chore, and by those who have no interest in it whatsoever. |
Contents
Foreword by Bel Mooney | 1 |
How Gardens Are Laid Out | 9 |
The Gardeners January | 17 |
Copyright | |
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The Gardener's Year: Create, Care For, and Enjoy Your Garden Season by Season DK No preview available - 2014 |
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