Cottage Gardens: Instant Reference to More Than 250 Plants

by David Squire

The essence of the cottage garden is this old-fashioned warmth accounts for its increasing popularity. Recreate the authenticity of fencing, fountains, and paving, and see what plants traditionally bloomed in these gardens...and which ones have become modern alternatives. The integration of fruit, as well as vegetables and herbs, always have set cottage gardens apart from find out how to plant and care for the trees, as well as how to pick and store their bounty.

Genres: Gardening

112 pages, Paperback

First published May 6, 2001

About the author

David Squire studied botany and horticulture at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, England, where he gained the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. For several years he worked as sub-editor, writer and reporter for two well-knownmagazines, before moving to book publishing with an international publishing house.

David has written more than fifty books and contributed to several major gardening part-works. His books have been sold throughout the English speaking world-Britain, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand- as well as translated into several other languages.

Reviews

[Deb]

I've read better. Nice reference for plants.

[42bimbofr0g]

Gorg pictures and good overall basics of curating a cottage garden vibe. ate

[Annie Oosterwyk]

Captions could have used better editing. Nice photos.