Duck Hill Journal: A Year in a Country GardenThis is a record of one year of a nine-year project to create a garden on a scrubby rural plot within commuting distance of New York City. Two of Duck Hill's three acres belong to the horses, dogs, chickens, geese and other animals who appear in this journal, but the heart of the land - and of the book - is the garden; the white garden, the herb garden, the main garden, the hedges, the shrub roses, the nasturtium border and all the other plants and plans in Page Dickey's project. |
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Page 66
... petals as the newer varieties , white interspersed with red ruffles . ' Golden Ducat ' is a fat double yellow , fuller and heavier than the old variety ' Van Sion ' , which is still treasured for naturalizing . I often find ' Golden ...
... petals as the newer varieties , white interspersed with red ruffles . ' Golden Ducat ' is a fat double yellow , fuller and heavier than the old variety ' Van Sion ' , which is still treasured for naturalizing . I often find ' Golden ...
Page 76
... petals , and they are sweet planted among early- blooming perennials or cut for mixed bouquets . For late May color I plant the tall - growing Darwin and cottage tulips in shades of pink in the main garden . ' Clara Butt ' and ' Queen ...
... petals , and they are sweet planted among early- blooming perennials or cut for mixed bouquets . For late May color I plant the tall - growing Darwin and cottage tulips in shades of pink in the main garden . ' Clara Butt ' and ' Queen ...
Page 103
... petals surrounding a cluster of yellow stamens . ' Sea Shell ' has a delicate cup of large satiny pink petals around golden stamens . ' Scarlet O'Hara ' is a stunning early - blooming single that is not scarlet but a rich crimson fading ...
... petals surrounding a cluster of yellow stamens . ' Sea Shell ' has a delicate cup of large satiny pink petals around golden stamens . ' Scarlet O'Hara ' is a stunning early - blooming single that is not scarlet but a rich crimson fading ...
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