re: MAKING A GARDEN ON A GREEK HILLSIDE

From:          Self <pick>
To:            Sean O'Hara
Subject:       re: MAKING A GARDEN ON A GREEK HILLSIDE
Date:          Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:00:56

Dear Sean,

Not sure what happened to the short note I sent you via MEDIT-PLANTS 
discusssion group concerning this book. Anyway here is a review I've 
sent to HORTUS.

MAKING A GARDEN ON A GREEK HILLSIDE

by Mary Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (pub. posthumously)

pub. Denise Harvey, Limni (Evia) Greece, 1999

pp 247  b/w illstr. by Derek Toms  ISBN    960-7120-14-0

rrp 5130GRKDrs, UK£11.20, US$19.40 including P&P.

Hard back copies available on special request to the publisher.

The reasons for being interested in Mediterranean gardening may be varied but it is almost certainly far ranging because of the challenges faced in making a garden in a climate which may, at the outsComing from the age (1960's) when frequent commuting by jet was the preserve of the seriously wealthy, Jacky Tyrwhitt, the author of this book, immersed herself slowly and at length in The MediterranHer life long experience as a town planner and urban designer gave her some insights into the challenges she faced on what is a rocky, waterless hillside on the Eastern slopes of Mt Hymettus overlook
So her story of acclimatisation unfolds with humour, and keen observation of the life of her village: the people, the wildlife, the pattern of the seasons, the harvests, religious feast days, traditi
It is fortunate that Jacky decided early to write about her garden making in Greece as a guide to those who might try to do the same in new homes around the Mediterranean basin. With sharp minded acaFor gardeners inexperienced or experienced in garden making in Mediterranean climates the book is an invaluable primer. More informative than a list book of suitable plants, with more insight than gr(780 words)


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