In this memoir one of the greatest plantsmen of the last century recalls the great gardens and gardeners that he knew, including such figures as Gertrude Jekyll, Edward Bowles, William Robinson and Vita Sackville-West. Born in 1909, Graham Stuart Thomas was a friend and adviser to hundreds of the most interesting of his gardening contemporaries, before becoming Garden Consultant to the National Trust. It is an exciting privilege to see his chosen gardens as he went round them with their owners and to note with them the special features and plants that made them outstanding. The admiration he feels for these gardens is transparent, and we meet some outstanding personalities (some well known, some less so) in the company of one who knew them well and shared their passion for plants.
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MY PEN-FRIEND of long standing, A.T. Johnson (see page 142) wrote asking me to spend a weekend with him and his wife, Nora, in North Wales in the 1930s, adding that 'Bodnant will be open on the Saturday and we could take you there'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gardens adviser, historic buildings representative, many rhododendrons, famous nursery, regional agent, grey foliage, great gardeners, head gardener, historic gardens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Trust, Royal Horticultural Society, Lady Moore, Botanic Garden, Second World War, Gertrude Jekyll, Sir Edward, British Isles, William Robinson, Mount Usher, Sunningdale Nursery, Chelsea Show, Lady Burnett, Mount Stewart, Great War, Gwendolyn Anley, Lord Strickland, Sir John, United States, Anglesey Abbey, Bulkeley Mill, Castle Howard, Gravetye Manor, Jim Russell, John Bond New!
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MY PEN-FRIEND of long standing, A.T. Johnson (see page 142) wrote asking me to spend a weekend with him and his wife, Nora, in North Wales in the 1930s, adding that 'Bodnant will be open on the Saturday and we could take you there'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gardens adviser, historic buildings representative, many rhododendrons, famous nursery, regional agent, grey foliage, great gardeners, head gardener, historic gardens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Trust, Royal Horticultural Society, Lady Moore, Botanic Garden, Second World War, Gertrude Jekyll, Sir Edward, British Isles, William Robinson, Mount Usher, Sunningdale Nursery, Chelsea Show, Lady Burnett, Mount Stewart, Great War, Gwendolyn Anley, Lord Strickland, Sir John, United States, Anglesey Abbey, Bulkeley Mill, Castle Howard, Gravetye Manor, Jim Russell, John Bond New!
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- Color Your Garden: The Royal Horticultural Society (Rhs) by Jill Billington on 4 pages
- Gravetye Manor by William Robinson on page 205, page 206, and page 207
- Northern Ireland (Places in the News) by Gail Stewart in Front Matter, page 160, and page 173
- English Rock Garden by Reginald Farrer in Front Matter, and page 106
- Northern Ireland (Cambridge Regional Geography) by Douglas A. Hill on page 76, and page 226
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- Perennial Garden Plants: Or the Modern Florilegium by Graham Stuart Thomas in Front Matter
- The Rock Garden and Its Plants: From Grotta to Alpine House by Graham Stuart Thomas in Front Matter
- Plant Lover's Companion: Plants, People and Places by Jane Bennett on page 4
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