{"product_id":"the-little-green-book-of-gardening-wisdom-9781628737899","title":"The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barbara Burn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Narratives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprising as it may seem, the first place an experienced gardener looks for advice and ideas is not the local gardening store or even the nearby botanical garden, but a good library. Gardeners have been sharing their wisdom for thousands of years, and their books and treatises still provide a rich resource for growers and landscapers today. Here in this volume is a bouquet of quotations that will strike a responsive chord with anyone who has ever worked the soil or just admired nature's handiwork. Areas that are covered include the metaphorical...\u003cbr\u003e- Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path.\u003cbr\u003eJean Anouilh, \u003ci\u003eThe Lark\u003c\/i\u003e (1952) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewords of encouragement... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders, \u003cbr\u003eIf it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders;\u003cbr\u003eAnd when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, \u003cbr\u003eYou will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.\u003cbr\u003eRudyard Kipling, \"The Glory of the Garden\" (1911) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ereflection...\u003cbr\u003e- To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.\u003cbr\u003eJane Austen, \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e (1814) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand the practical...\u003cbr\u003e- Three fundamental aspects of border design--site, shape, and size--have at least as great an effect on the ease of garden maintenance as does the actual selection of plants.\u003cbr\u003eFrederick McGourty, \u003ci\u003eThe Perennial Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand much more. Drawing on sources ranging from the earliest agrarian civilizations to the present, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Book of Gardening Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasury of great ideas that will delight amateur and expert gardeners alike.","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45354948558999,"sku":"9781628737899","price":963.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781628737899.webp?v=1767670288","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-little-green-book-of-gardening-wisdom-9781628737899","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}