Re: Perennial Book Picks
- To: perennials
- Subject: Re: Perennial Book Picks
- From: T* &* D* D* <t*@compusmart.ab.ca>
- Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 14:28:56 -0700
Hi Sheila...if I might add something here...we have up on our site Linden
House Books and they have a sale on now..just look at what you would like
and send an email to Gerda for the sale prices...she is remarkable in what
she can get, even books that are not listed..nice lady too! :)
and if you are looking for a great tour, you might want to see our Chelsea
Tour that we also have a link to on site..that is if you would like some
inspiration from gardens like Sissinghurst, Hever, Windsor, Hampton Court
etc :D
This can be reached by going to our latest What's New...
Thanks
Donna
http://www.ICanGarden.com
At 01:08 PM 11/03/97 -0400, you wrote:
>The gardening book I find myself referring to more than any other these days
>is the "Harrowsmith Perennial Garden" by Patrick Lima (published by
>Harrowsmith booksm, Canada) which is about "Larkwhistle", the garden Mr Lima
>and his partner have created on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario (Zone 4/5).
>
>Each of the six or so chapters covers the garden's themes and blossoms during
>a segment of the growing season, describing the flowers in bloom in loving
>detail. Photographs show the same borders at different times of the year so
>you can see the progression through spring, summer and autumn. There are
also
>diagrams showing the layouts of some of the borders. The book is not
>exhaustive in its list of perennials, but covers a good assortment of common
>and uncommon plants hardy in Zone 4/5 that Mr Lima has tried in his garden.
>
>I find this book an incredible inspiration. Before I purchased and planted
>bulbs this autumn, I pored over the photos and descriptions for hours, trying
>to envision the progression of blooms, the colour schemes, the effect I
wanted
>to achieve in my own little borders.
>
>While I have a couple of perennial reference books, I get the greatest value
>in learning from the achievements of other gardeners. I hope some day to
>visit "Larkwhistle" myself, assuming a garden tour is available. The hardest
>part will be deciding in what season to visit - each one is more beautiful
>than the last!
>
>-Sheila
>Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4/5)
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>Someday I will burst my bud of calm
> And blossom into hysteria
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>
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