Buy Used
Used - Very Good See details
$3.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Proper Garden
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Proper Garden [Hardcover]

Elisabeth Sheldon (Author), Allen Patterson (Foreword)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)


Available from these sellers.



Book Description

September 1, 1989
This author shares her extensive horticultural knowledge with all North American gardeners who face extremes of heat and cold yet yearn to grow the cottage gardens and formal mixed borders of gardeners in the British Isles. 25 drawings, 12 color photos.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books (September 1, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811707113
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811707114
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,379,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars enlightening and detailed, June 4, 1998
This review is from: Proper Garden (Hardcover)
Considering I live about ten miles away from the author and visited her garden with my club last summer, one might not think me a very objective critic. And regarding this book, I'm probably not. I found the book full of good information about the perennials that florish here in unpredictable zone 5, and great suggestions for beautiful color combinations. The book is really for avid gardeners who are interested in further studies of particular plants and their cultivars, and the experiences of a gardener/artist who treats the garden as her canvas. She is a bit of a garden snob, and if you are partial to cutsey planters and other garden fixtures, don't bother with this book.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
SOME YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND, George, and I decided that after many years of moving about, we wanted to settle down permanently. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mat formers, shady wall, rock garden plants, silver mound, border plants, perennial border, gray foliage, lavender blossoms, woods garden, blooming period
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Hortus Third, Alan Bloom, Asia Minor, Miss Jekyll, Lincoln Foster, Royal Horticultural Society, Animal Chaser, Graham Thomas, North America
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:

Citations (learn more)
This book cites 4 books:
 
1 book cites this book:



Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Create a Listmania! list

So You'd Like to...


Create a guide


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject