More Papers from the Potting Shed

More Papers from the Potting Shed

by Charles Elliott (Author)

Synopsis

This collection of witty essays by Charles Elliott on the history, practices, and eccentricities of gardening covers subjects ranging from the garden writings of Sir Francis Bacon to plant collectors in southern Tibet, potatoes, earthworms, and the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 01 Aug 2006

ISBN 10: 0711226334
ISBN 13: 9780711226333

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Elliott is full of elegant American charm, informative, entertaining and endearingly intimate ... it is like sharing a bath with Alistair Cooke Times
Author Bio
Charles Elliott is an editor and writer who lives in London and gardens in Monmouth near the Welsh border. He is a regular contributor to Horticulture magazine, and has been a magazine editor and senior editor for Alfred A. Knopf in New York. He has written several books, including The Potting Shed Papers and More Papers from the Potting Shed. He lives in Monmouthshire and West London.