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My Garden
Author: Eden Phillpotts

MY GARDEN. - INTRODUCTION . GEVERAL SURVEY CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER I1 CHAPTER 111 THE 3AKDEN-ROOM . CHAPTER IV THE GARDEN-ROOhl inZtdd CHAPTER V TfJE WHITE KOCKE1Y . CHAPTER V1 THE WHITE ROCKEIIY cdzIicd . . CHdIJTER V11 THE WHITE KOCKERY contizced CHAPTER VTII . PACE I THL WHITE ROCKBKY cucLded. . . 105 rii 6 . . - v111 CONTENTS CHAPTER IX ... more »PAGE THE IRIS . . 126 CHAPTER X THE IRIS cnnlinurd . - I39 CHAPTER XI .THE IRIS cncilmt.i . . 152 CHAPTEK XI1 THE PoNn . . 168 CHAPTER XIV OF M.2NT THING. . . 198 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ROSE BORIIER IN IINTER . CLEMATIS VITA1,BA . . . . . . . CHIMONANTHUS FKAGRANS THE GARDEN l30011 . . . . . . . . THE G.RDEN R0017 . . . . . CEANOTHUS LOIRIS DE VBRSAILI.ES. . GOUKIIS ANI XAIZF, . . LOPIIOSPIKIUI SCANDENS . . . AZALEA Mor.1.1 . . . . . . THE IVIIITE ROCKIERY , . . THE WHITE ROCKERY . . , HET,IANTHICMUT POT,IFOI.IUhl AND SAXIFRAGE AIZOON . . . . FUCHSIA PROCUMRENS . . . . . LAIIOLUS TRI.IACULATUS .1ND CONVOLVULUS RHODODENDRON HIRSUTUJI . . LAPHN CXEORUXI . . . . . . IvI.cor,n STELLATA . OENOTHERA EXIIIUJI . . . . . THF L11.I OF THE INCAS . . GLAIIOI,US-HYRIDS OF NANUS . . THREE HYERIDS OF LERIOINE Acllnnti, Eclipse, Princeps . . . ALBUCA NELSONI . . . . . ,X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CYPELLA HEKBERT . . HEDYCHIUI CORONARIUM . MARICA CARUl.IA . BRAVOA GEXIINIYLOKA. . IRIS KETICUL.4TA IRIS TINGITANA . . JKIS IDERICA . IRIS NEPAIENSIS . IRIS SUSI.XNA . IRIS LORTETI . IRIS KOKOLKOWI . IRIS IIhlIRI.4TA JAPON1C.i . IRIS IZEGET.1A LEICHTLINI . . . IRIS TOhlIOL0PHl TECTORUXI IRIS SIBIRIC.4 . IRIS STYLOSA . . IRIS STYI.OSA .12Rz1 . IRIS FULVA . IRIS DEIAVAVI . . GROUP OF I. GERIIILNICA . IRIS RfADX31E CHEREAU . NYRIPHZA MARLIACEA ALUlDA CARNEA . NYJIPHE. LAYDEKERI PURPUKAT.1 CROUI OF CUT WATER-LIIIES . SPIK.A GIGANTEA . LIT.IUI SPECIOSUhl ALHUAI KXAET.ZEKI . .THE RED ROCKERY-GENERAI. v . Po,EOXIUI COKFERTUI Klrr. MELI.Iv SIBTROKPIR EUROPEA . pR.41 REPENS . . . . TIIJ RSD ROCKERY-THE STEPS . PHYTOLACCA DKCANDRA . . . . Rr.jnv 14.0 J.HP VASES-OCTOREK . GARDEN CHAPTER I -- INTRODUCTION -- IT is not proposed to submit excuses for this work. Nowadays everybody with a garden larger than a tablecloth rushes into print concerning it, and expects us to follow through the whole procession of the seasons on that particular and precious plot. We are confronted with each plant, grass-blade, and worm-cast we have the usual quotations from the poets the usual round of successes during some little passing outburst of climate the customary failures under our normal conditions of weather. And now I am going to do it all over again because to remain silent, if you have a garden, is to be noto- rious. That we may escape charges of eccentricity, therefore, we should all write garden books. In my case the time has come the task can be evaded no more. Let there be no obscurity or evasion or misunder- standing. My garden is very small, and I know but little concerning horticulture. I shall be perfectly frank about my failures I shall speak without false modesty when I succeed and I shall hide nothing from you that you may reasonably demand to learn. If in return for this candour you still hold out against my book, you are a churl, and no gardener, and I have done with you. There are two sterling tests of a true gardener, and neither has been found to fail...

ISBN-13: 9781408609644
ISBN-10: 1408609649
Publication Date: 10/26/2007
Pages: 284
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Publisher: Candler Press
Book Type: Paperback
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