Author: Penelope Lively Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525558381 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
From the Booker Prize winner and national bestselling author, reflections on gardening, art, literature, and life Penelope Lively takes up her key themes of time and memory, and her lifelong passions for art, literature, and gardening in this philosophical and poetic memoir. From the courtyards of her childhood home in Cairo to a family cottage in Somerset, to her own gardens in Oxford and London, Lively conducts an expert tour, taking us from Eden to Sissinghurst and into her own backyard, traversing the lives of writers like Virginia Woolf and Philip Larkin while imparting her own sly and spare wisdom. "Her body of work proves that certain themes never go out of fashion," writes the New York Times Book Review, as true of this beautiful volume as of the rest of the Lively canon. Now in her eighty-fourth year, Lively muses, "To garden is to elide past, present, and future; it is a defiance of time."
Author: Penelope Hobhouse Publisher: ISBN: 9780711216914 Category : Flower gardening Languages : en Pages : 168
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A collection of designs from Penelope Hobhouse for more than 20 gardens. Many of the designs are for urban sites - small town gardens in London and Surrey, a courtyard garden in Paris and a herb garden in New York. More ambitious schemes include an elegant formal garden for the Queen Mother.
Author: Penelope Hobhouse Publisher: ISBN: 9780711219878 Category : Gardens Languages : en Pages : 216
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Penelope Hobhouse uses some of the finest gardens in the world to show how to lay out and plant formal, patterned, natural and flower gardens. Her examples range from Italianate Blake House garden at Berkeley, California, with its spectacular curving staircase and rectangular pool, to the Jekyll-inspired planting of white foxgloves in the wild garden at Knightshayes, Devon; from the excitement of the summer flower border at Pontrancart, Dieppe, to the simple greeness of a garden room at La Pietra in Tuscany. But this book is more than a tour of beautiful gardens. Penelope Hobhouse informs, advises and inspires on every aspect of garden design. She explains how to relate a garden to its setting; the importance of establishing a proper structure, whether as an end in itself or as a backdrop for decorative planning; and how to create a successful small garden. These themes are balanced by in-depth portraits of more than 20 gardens, some famous like Great Dixter, Villandry and Giustry, other less known and previously unpublished.
Author: Penelope Hobhouse Publisher: Pavilion ISBN: 9781862056602 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
How did exotic, oriental plants find their way into the borders of English gardens? Penelope Hobhouse - plantswoman, garden designer and authority on historic gardens - is uniquely qualified to shed new light on the absorbing history of gardens from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century. This is the definitive book on the history of gardens and gardening which describes the evolution of the Western model and explains the various historical factors which have created the modern idea of gardening as both art form and popular pastime. In her magnificent survey of the rich heritage of Western gardening, Penelope Hobhouse's engrossing text is perfectly complemented by an unsurpassable collection of beautiful illustrations that range from the earliest Egyptian tomb painting to some of today's best garden photography. Great care has been taken in the design of the book, making it both structured and accessible. 'Plants in Garden History' is a classic work that will be referred to for many years to come.
Author: Penelope Hobhouse Publisher: ISBN: 9781616899196 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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A fascinating, definitive history of garden development and design. From the earliest documented gardens of ancient Mesopotamia to the eclectic landscapes of the 21st century, The Story of Gardening is an engaging tale of the development and design of the garden. Brimming with glorious full-color photographs, intriguing timelines that chart the histories and fashions of individual plants, and evocative narratives, Hobhouse draws on a lifetime of work to create an enlightening overview of designers and styles that have inspired her creations and forged her gardening philosophy.
Author: Penny Harrison Publisher: EK Books ISBN: 9781925335590 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Sadie wants to be a painter, just like her best friend, Tom. She loves playing with color and finding shapes in unlikely places. But whenever Sadie picks up a paintbrush she makes a big mess. She spends her time working in the garden or playing with Tom, but, one day, Sadie gets a look at things from a different perspective--and makes a big discovery about herself and her own creativity. The Art Garden is a whimsical story about friendship and finding our creative flair. It encourages children to explore different ways of expressing themselves and celebrates the importance of individuality and self-acceptance.
Author: Caroline Zoob Publisher: Jacqui Small ISBN: 9781909342132 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 0
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This chronological account takes you through the key events in the lives of Virginia and Leonard Woolf through a history of their home, Monk’s House in Sussex, where Virginia wrote most of her major novels. The story of this magical garden includes selected quotations from the writings of the Woolfs which reveal how important a role the garden played in their lives, as a source of both pleasure and inspiration. Bought by them in 1919 as a country retreat, Monk's House was somewhere they came to read, write and work in the garden. Virginia wrote first in a converted tool shed, and later in her purpose-built wooden writing lodge tucked into a corner of the orchard. Enriched with rare archive images and embroidered garden plans, the book takes the reader on a journey through the various garden ‘rooms’, (including the Italian Garden, the Fishpond Garden, the Millstone Terrace and the Walled Garden), each presented in the context of the lives of the Woolfs, with fascinating glimpses into their daily routines at Rodmell.
Author: Penelope Harper Publisher: ISBN: 9781907912092 Category : Adventure and adventurers Languages : en Pages : 30
Book Description
Equipped with only sandwiches and imagination, Lollipop and Grandpa set off on an exciting expedition in the back garden where they encounter 'chimpan-trees', a 'hippo-potta-compost' and a 'croco-logus'.
Author: Penelope Hobhouse Publisher: ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 344
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In a fascinating tour of Western gardening history, esteemed gardening writer Penelope Hobhouse traces the evolutions of gardening styles by focusing on the plants themselves--the raw materials of the garden-maker's talent. Nearly 400 photographs and illustrations.
Author: Penelope Lively
Author: Penelope Hobhouse
Author: Penelope Hobhouse
Author: Penelope Hobhouse
Author: Penelope Hobhouse
Author: Penelope Hobhouse
Author: Penny Harrison
Author: Caroline Zoob
Author: Penelope Harper
Author: Penelope Hobhouse