Green Shades

£10.99

A delightful companion for all those with a love of gardens and of the very best garden writing.

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Description

Elizabeth Jane Howard, acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, once said that she would certainly have been a gardener had she not become a writer first. In Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners, she brings together a diverse and fascinating selection of garden writing that spans the centuries, the seasons and the species.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

The contents are delightfully eclectic and wide-ranging, practical as well as lyrical – she pays homage to the great English landscape artists of the eighteenth century and to the great women gardeners such as Vita Sackville-West. There’s advice from Pliny on how walnuts can be used to dye hair and Joseph Addison encourages blackbirds to gorge on his cherry trees. Linking the numerous extracts is Elizabeth Jane Howard’s perceptive and highly personal commentary, which skilfully leads the reader from one subject to the next.

Additional information

Weight 150 g
Dimensions 15.8 × 10.1 × 1.7 cm
Author

Publisher

Macmillan Collector's Library

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

808.80364 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K