Some Branch Against the Sky: The Practice and Principles of Marginal Gardening - Hardcover

Dutton, G.J.F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0715306405 ISBN 13: 9780715306406

Publisher: David & Charles, 1997

Synopsis

Deals with the author's creation of a garden in nine acres of hillside in the Scottish Highlands. The book describes the principles of planning such a garden while the challenge of translating them to other sites is left to the reader.

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Practical thoughts on marginal gardening
A truly intriguing, poetic, and thought-provoking book. The author has tended eight acres of spectacularly scenic hillside in the severe climate of the Scottish highlands for some 40 years. Based on the experience in his own "marginal" garden, G. F. Dutton offers ideas for those who are grappling with the delights and challenges of owning a similar piece of rural land. The marginal garden is defined by the author as one that differs as little as possible from the surrounding wildness, thus requiring little maintenance, yet enhanced just enough by caring human touch to satisfy the owner’s desire for garden adventure and pleasure.

Edition details

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715306405
• ISBN 13: 9780715306406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160