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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780747592587 ISBN: 0747592586 Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: May 06, 2008 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Related Items:
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 Rating: - Evocative writingI'm something of an armchair gardener - all the pleasure and none of the work - and this book satisfied my liking to read about beautiful gardens. Its chapters are titled according to the monastic hours, echoing the house's monastic past. The author created a dreamlike garden out of a field beside her Shropshire house. The book is a description of the genesis of that garden with digressions into history, herbalism, religion and the uses and growing habits of the plants she seeks to cultivate. The writing is brilliantly clear and the garden comes to life as you read. There are line drawings in the style of illustrations from a medieval book of hours, though no photographs, together with a plan of the layout of the garden This is a book to be enjoyed by anyone who has an interest in gardening, history or the spirit of human endeavour. To create such a magnificent garden is truly a labour of love  Try searching the Internet for "The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden" or Ebay for "The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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