Re: Top 10 gardening books of all time?

**"* m* p* <m*@dargan.com>**

Russell Page's, The Education of a Gardener, 1963, is my moth-eared
landscape design and psychological companion to understanding client needs.

Sir Roy Strong's, The Laskett, 2004, for personalization of garden places
and social comment. Tres chic and a great read about HOW to go about making
garden places.

Anything by Rosemary Verey or Penelope Hobhouse.

Hugh Thomas's,  The Art of Garden Design, 1973, shaped my early thoughts
about garden design with his quirky sketches. He also does right well with
wine books!

Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan's, Timeless Landscape Design: The Four Part
Master Plan, 2007,  for putting all the best from the above into one
elegant, educational text (self-promotional pump intended)

Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook, 1988, for extraordinary plantsmanship. An
inspirational story of creating her spectacular nursery and 10 Chelsea Gold
medal wins.

Obviously, I am a devoted anglophile.

Cheers, Mary Palmer

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Ryan McGrath
<ryan@springmeadownursery.com>wrote:

> My name is Ryan and I'm a Top-10 list addict...I could spend hours on
> Amazon
> Listmania lists, reading how others rank their top books or DVDs.  If
> there's an article about the Top 10 ways to do something or Top 10 things
> to
> buy, I'll read it.
>
> And I'm not alone...whenever a TV network needs to fill a slot, they bring
> in shows that list "top" commercials, movies, etc.  For example, VH1 fills
> hours of programming with the top lists of everything -- from the "top
> songs
> of the 1980s" to the top one-hit-wonders of all time.
>
> So what are the Top 10 gardening books of all time, in your opinion? And I
> mean the top 10 gardening books ever, the absolute best gardening  books in
> you opinion...what you would suggest to a gardening newbie  (or expert) as
> your "canon" of gardening literature.
>
> My only "rules" in replying to this question is please tell us why you
> consider the book worthy for your list.  Other than that, go
> crazy...fiction
> to nonfiction, beginner to advanced, any garden topic, just as long as the
> book relates in some fashion to gardening.
>
> What are the Top 10 gardening books in your opinion?
>
> Looking forward to your suggestions.  At your service,
>
> Ryan McGrath
>
> (PS: Sending this note just for my fun and education, not for any marketing
> purposes.)
>
>
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