Rosemary Verey's Making of a Garden

by RosemaryVerey (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  1995

  $3.42

  This guide sets out Rosemary Verey's principles of gardening in an accessible way, by taking the reader on a personal tour of her own garden` at Barnsley House in Gloucestershire. A culmination of her 30 years of experience as a gardener and garden designer, it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. The book invites the reader to share in her artistic vision and experience. Detailed watercolour plans of Rosemary Verey's designs reveal the planting and layout of each part of the garden, and practical cultivation details show how each part of the garden is made and maintained. Rosemary Verey is the author of Rosemary Verey's Garden Plans , Good Planting , The Garden in Winter and A Countrywoman's Notes .

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.42

  The garden created by Rosemary Verey at Barnsley House, Gloucestershire, is one of England's finest and most famous. This is Rosemary Verey's personal tour of her garden, an account of the process of making it, including not only successes and the realization of dreams but also changes as the garden evolved. She explains different gardening skills, including creating an all-seasons garden, making a decorative vegetable garden, choosing the best bulbs, and placing focal points such as statues and fountains.