The Angel Tree

Alex Dingwall-Main

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English

Ebury Press
01 July 2004

Gardens (descriptions, history etc); Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

From the bestselling author of The Luberon Garden comes a second horticultural adventure that takes the author through France, Spain, Greece and Italy in search of an ancient olive tree

As readers of The Luberon Garden will know, Alex Dingwall-Main has come across some very odd garden desires in his time. But none so odd as the Frenchman who asked Alex to find him the oldest olive tree in existence and fetch it to the South of France to take pride of place in his exquisite garden.

This charming, witty and evocative piece of horticultural travel writing takes us from the olive groves of Provence, to the hillsides of Greece, from farms in Spain, to a back yard in Italy. Along the way our intrepid garden designer meets a tree that is 3,000 years old; a farmer who won't sell his tree unless he can sell the 2,000 acre farm that surrounds it; an olive tree that saved a marriage and a village that believes a drop of rain touched by the leaves of the ancient 'Angel Olive' will cure anything.

A wonderfully lyrical book with an extraordinary mission.

By: Alex Dingwall-Main
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9780091895471
ISBN 10: 0091895472
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 July 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Dingwall-Main was born in Scotland and became a gardener after leaving school. He lives in the Luberon region of the South of France with his wife, son, dog and a demanding garden of his own.