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Earth on Her Hands: The American Woman in Her Garden (Hardcover)

by Starr Ockenga (Author) "In 1951, newly married, Ellie Spingarn and her husband moved into the guest cottage on his family's property..." (more)
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Earth on Her Hands celebrates the kind of people who have quietly and to minimal acclaim, over two centuries, developed and polished American garden style. These are the avid gardeners--mostly women--who establish and support community horticultural organizations and whose own gardens are examples of personal expression with unique local characteristics.

Starr Ockenga has interviewed 18 women who have worked and shaped their land, often over the course of several decades, into their dream gardens. From Ellie Spingarn's Connecticut stone wall to Georgie Erskine's Southern California citrus allée, each has features that are unique but fit seamlessly into their environment. There are meadows, orchards, a bonsai garden, vegetable gardens carved out of woodland, one walled English-style garden, and one that's intensely French, with topiaries, espaliered bushes, and a copper-roofed teahouse. Each woman is a plant collector of sorts, and each garden description is accompanied by a list of recommended plants. This is a joyous, soulful book that explores the complexity of garden-building and the effect it has on gardeners' lives.


Product Details
  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1st ed edition (October 20, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517705613
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517705612
  • Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,651 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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