Making a Rock Garden

by Henry Sherman Adams

An authoritative and well illustrated handbook dealing with the activities of the home-maker and amateur gardener. Text, pictures and diagrams will, in each respective book, aim to make perfectly clear the possibility of having, and the means of having, some of the more important features of a modern country or suburban home.

38 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

Henry Sherman Adams (1864–1948) was elected to the American Alpine Club in 1909

Reviews

[Amanda Butler]

I have rated this book five stars not because of any literary merit; but rather, the thorough detail merged with just the right amount of dry sass. The recording is only 42 minutes in length, so it's perfect for a commute. The work contains beautiful gems of phraseology that allow the reader (or listener) to glimpse at the correspondence of 1912. I now know the basics of the art of making a proper rock garden, and not a "rockery."

"Shun artificial rocks like the plague."

"Planting is not the end, it is only the beginning of planting."

"Certain plants, like certain friends, you enjoy having for a visit but do not care to see remain forever and a day."