The Amateur Garden
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An acre beside the wooded banks of Mill River in Northampton, Massachusetts, gives George Washington Cable the starting point for these illustrated gardening chapters. He treats a garden as a story revised each year, shaped by experience, limited funds and the pleasures of watching things grow. His account follows the meeting of lawn and woodland, the placing of paths, and trees planted by visiting friends.
Practical passages turn to shrubs, giving their height, breadth, flowering season, soil and preferred position. Barberry and deutzia receive particular attention, alongside reflections on how foliage fits into a garden's overall design. Cable also describes supplying plants to local amateurs and arranging shrubs around school buildings and fences. The book offers readers a combination of personal observation and advice on making home grounds attractive, with an interest in the value private gardens bring to a town.
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- Author
- George Washington Cable
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 141
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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