A Southern Garden - Hardcover

Lawrence, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080781962X ISBN 13: 9780807819623

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1991

Synopsis

Lawrence's exceptional gift for writing about plants puts this volume in the category of fine literature ....If you aren't a gardener before reading A Southern Garden, chances are you will be when you finish. Southern Living

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Review:

Gardening books written in elegant style and filled with information are rare indeed. (William Lanier Hunt)

An extraordinary evocation of the actual joy of handling plants and working the soil. (Penelope Hobhouse in "Garden Style")

The essential appeal of her book rests in its sense of place, its encyclopedic knowledge of plants and its conversational style. ("Charlotte Observer")

I have learned more about horticulture, plants, and garden history and literature from Elizabeth Lawrence than from any other one person. (Katharine S. White in "Onward and Upward in the Garden")

"Continues to be the best book about gardening in the South today. Technology and lifestyles have changed greatly since [Lawrence] wrote the book in 1941, but plants have not."
-- "Gwinnett Daily Post"

"The best written advice on landscaping and gardening in the Southeast."
-- "Fine Gardening"

Lawrence's exceptional gift for writing about plants puts this volume in the category of fine literature, so even if you aren't a gardener, you'll still enjoy it. Be forewarned, though: If you aren't a gardener before reading "A Southern Garden", chances are you will be when you finish. ("Southern Living")

About the Author:

Elizabeth Lawrence was the first woman to receive a degree in landscape architecture from the North Carolina State College School of Design. Her own legendary gardens in Raleigh and Charlotte provided the background for her books and columns.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 080781962X
• ISBN 13: 9780807819623
• Binding: Hardcover