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19 produkter
Cottage Garden
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2011
124 kr
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A charming introduction to the history, style, planting and morality of that most English creation, 'The Cottage Garden'.Hollyhocks and cabbages, roses and runner beans: the English cottage garden combined beauty and utility, pride and productivity. But what were they used for in reality, beyond …
Carnation
Av Twigs Way
Inbunden, 2016
221 kr
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Carnations permeate our culture from the wedding bed to the funeral wreath. Derided in Shakespeare as ‘nature’s bastards’, they challenged the tulip as the florist’s favourite flower, and went on to give their blessing to both a military coup and a Soho night club. Spanning the world from the …
Topiary
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2010
117 kr
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Topiary, the art of creating sculpture in clipped plants, originated with the Romans and experienced periods of popularity during the Renaissance and Jacobean eras. However, as the fervour for 'natural' landscapes swept through Europe in the eighteenth century, fashion mocked the few gardeners who …
Gertrude Jekyll
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2012
105 kr
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Many years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers.Best known for the superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self-taught horticultural skills. Early influences …
Allotments
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2008
102 kr
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The humble allotment has a surprisingly turbulent history. Initially the right to an allotment was proposed as a charitable means by which the poor could grow their own food and stave off starvation, but it quickly entered political and social debate. During the World Wars the allotment became the …
Garden Gnomes
A History
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2009
105 kr
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This is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden …
Tudor Garden
1485–1603
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2013
114 kr
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Contrived, colourful and cultured, the Tudor garden was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes and aesthetic effect. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twining plants vying for space with brightly painted woodwork and patterned beds.Renaissance discoveries …
Tudor Garden
1485–1603
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2013
111 kr
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Contrived, colourful and cultured, the Tudor garden was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes and aesthetic effect. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twining plants vying for space with brightly painted woodwork and patterned beds.Renaissance discoveries …
Tudor Garden
1485–1603
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2013
114 kr
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Contrived, colourful and cultured, the Tudor garden was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes and aesthetic effect. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twining plants vying for space with brightly painted woodwork and patterned beds.Renaissance discoveries …
Edwardian Gardener’s Guide
For All Garden Lovers
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2014
135 kr
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It is Edwardian England, and a delightful flower garden and fruitful allotment are matters of personal pride, boons for the family dinner table, and even ''important acts of local patriotism''. ''The Edwardian Gardener''s Guide'' selects nuggets of wisdom from the best-selling ''One & All'' garden …
Edwardian Gardener’s Guide
For All Garden Lovers
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2014
135 kr
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It is Edwardian England, and a delightful flower garden and fruitful allotment are matters of personal pride, boons for the family dinner table, and even ''important acts of local patriotism''. ''The Edwardian Gardener''s Guide'' selects nuggets of wisdom from the best-selling ''One & All'' garden …
Allotment and Garden Guide
A Monthly Guide to Better Wartime Gardening
Av Twigs Way
Inbunden, 2009
126 kr
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Produced by the Ministry of Agriculture, the "Allotment and Garden Guides" were issued monthly throughout 1945. Aimed at the amateur gardener, they were to be the final rallying call in the wartime campaign to Dig for Victory. Concentrating on the productive garden, the guides were designed to take …
Allotments
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2017
113 kr
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Allotments are a much-loved part of every British city, town and many villages. At the height of their popularity around the Second World War, allotments were increasingly neglected towards the end of the twentieth century, but are now in the throes of a full-scale revival. Many allotments now have …
Wartime Garden
Digging for Victory
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2015
114 kr
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‘This War is a Food War…’ In 1941 Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, was determined that the Garden Front would save England: ‘Dig for Victory’ was the slogan, digging for dinner the reality. With food imports dwindling the number of allotments grew, millions opted to ‘Spend an Hour with a Hoe’ …
Wartime Garden
Digging for Victory
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2015
115 kr
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This War is a Food War…'' In 1941 Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, was determined that the Garden Front would save England: ''Dig for Victory'' was the slogan, digging for dinner the reality. With food imports dwindling the number of allotments grew, millions opted to ''Spend an Hour with a Hoe'' …
Wartime Garden
Digging for Victory
Av Twigs Way
E-bok, 2015
117 kr
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This War is a Food War…'' In 1941 Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, was determined that the Garden Front would save England: ''Dig for Victory'' was the slogan, digging for dinner the reality. With food imports dwindling the number of allotments grew, millions opted to ''Spend an Hour with a Hoe'' …
A-Z of Animals in the Garden
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2023
185 kr
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From alpacas to zebus, crocodiles to wombats, journey through the individual histories of bizarre garden pets and their often bizarre owners. Who would dream of keeping a bear in the summerhouse, or a peccary in the park? Find out why the artist Rossetti favoured a wombat over a zebu, and if hares …
History of Women in the Garden
Av Twigs Way
Häftad, 2023
184 kr
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From the early misfortunes of Eve, condemning her descendants to a dubious reputation for fruit management, to the acclaimed successes of plant breeders such as the eccentric Ellen Willmott who combined bankruptcy with iris breeding, the fortunes of the female gardener have been as varied as their …
