The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things...

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Richardson Wright Dominique Browning

The Gardener's Bed-Book

Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things

Richardson Wright, Dominique Browning

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Random House
03 November 2003

Gardening

Series: Modern Library Gardening

Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things

First published in 1929, The Gardener's Bed-Book is a much beloved gardening classic by the renowned editor of House & Garden magazine in the 1920s and '30s. Each of its 365 perfectly sized little essays is meant to be read in bed at night after a long day's work, either real or imagined, in the garden. A charming and mischievously funny companion to curl up with, Wright ranges comfortably-and lyrically-from giving gardening advice to meditating on such topics as antique collecting and travel, great literature and architecture. He is an addictive delight, as memorable describing the challenges of growing plume poppies as he is the simple pleasure of hanging up the dish towel once the housework is done. Written in language that is as timeless as it is seductive, THE GARDENER'S BED-BOOK will appeal to gardening experts and armchair enthusiasts alike.

By: Richardson Wright
Introduction by: Dominique Browning
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9780812968736
ISBN 10: 0812968735
Series: Modern Library Gardening
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 03 November 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things

I devoured it in a single sitting, front page to last, and I'll wager that many, many others have done so before me. --Allen Lacy Richardson Wright's resonant meditations on everything from the staking of lilies to the appreciation of nineteenth-century prints of roses are pithy, often amusing, and are marvelously distilled from his life as a master editor and gardener. They will delight a generation that never knew him. --Henry Mitchell, The Washington Post