In this light-hearted book,poet and gardener James Fenton describes a hundred plants he would choose to grow from seed.'It seemed a simple and interesting idea: what plants would you choose if starting a garden from scratch'Includes chapters on flowers for colour,size,or exotic interest; herbs and meadow flowers; climbing vines and tropical species; the micro-meadow; raising plants from seed; and a wealth of personal tips and advice. As Fenton writes,'the emphasis is on childish simplicity of approach,and economy of outlay.'Here is a happy,stylish,thought-provoking exercise in good principles,which exudes that rare thing: common-or-garden sense about gardens.
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Publisher: Notting Hill EditionsISBN: 9781912559282Number of pages: 96Weight: 250 gDimensions: 190 x 120 x 150 mm
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'A small book,yes,but how it grows in the mind after you put it down. It is a book about propagating plants from seeds,but it also a book about love,for when you love you start from scratch.'- Jamaica Kincaid
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