Jamaica Kincaid's first garden in Vermont was a square ploy in the middle of her front lawn. There, to the consternation of more experinces gardener friends, she planted all the flowers she liked best. in MY GARDEN BOOK, she gathers all she loves about gardening and examines it generously, passionately, and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination.The sources of her inspiration - seed catalogues, legendary gardeners such as Gertrude Jekyll and Graham Stuart Thomas, famous gardens like Monet's at Giverny and Vita Sackville ...
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Jamaica Kincaid's first garden in Vermont was a square ploy in the middle of her front lawn. There, to the consternation of more experinces gardener friends, she planted all the flowers she liked best. in MY GARDEN BOOK, she gathers all she loves about gardening and examines it generously, passionately, and with sharp, idiosyncratic discrimination.The sources of her inspiration - seed catalogues, legendary gardeners such as Gertrude Jekyll and Graham Stuart Thomas, famous gardens like Monet's at Giverny and Vita Sackville West's at Sissinghurst - receive keen scrutiny.She also examnes the idea of the garden on Antigua, and considers the implications of the English formal garden in colonised countries; as well as visiting historic English gardens in England.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
