A slim but energetic reminiscence about the gardens the Bannerpeople have made as a couple: they are now three years into making their fourth, at their Elizabethan manor house in Somerset. Each one has been a glorious mix of the orderly and the unkempt, the formal and natural and, above all, a sort of glorious stage for perpetual and life-enhancing fête champêtres. No “mirrored perfection” here, but rather a gentle plea for chaos…
Husbandry: Making Gardens with Mr B
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£14.99
Edition:Hardback978191490294929/09/2022
Categories: 17. Books for Christmas 2022: Gardens, Books for Christmas 2022, Gardens
Tag: Memoir
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