Author: Barbara Paul Robinson
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 1567924506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This is an insightful and enlightening look at the life and works of the internationally renowned English garden designer. Rosemary Verey was the last of the great English garden legends. Although she embraced gardening late in life, she quickly achieved international renown. She was the acknowledged apostle of the "English style," the "must have" adviser to the rich and famous - including Prince Charles and Elton John - and a wildly popular lecturer. She was a natural teacher who encouraged her fans to believe that they were fully capable of creating beautiful gardens while validating their quest for a native vernacular, She also re-introduced the English to their own gardening traditions. A demanding taskmaster and a relentless perfectionist, Rosemary Verey, in her life as in her work, was the very personification of the English garden style.
Rosemary Verey
Author: Barbara Paul Robinson
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 1567924506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This is an insightful and enlightening look at the life and works of the internationally renowned English garden designer. Rosemary Verey was the last of the great English garden legends. Although she embraced gardening late in life, she quickly achieved international renown. She was the acknowledged apostle of the "English style," the "must have" adviser to the rich and famous - including Prince Charles and Elton John - and a wildly popular lecturer. She was a natural teacher who encouraged her fans to believe that they were fully capable of creating beautiful gardens while validating their quest for a native vernacular, She also re-introduced the English to their own gardening traditions. A demanding taskmaster and a relentless perfectionist, Rosemary Verey, in her life as in her work, was the very personification of the English garden style.
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 1567924506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This is an insightful and enlightening look at the life and works of the internationally renowned English garden designer. Rosemary Verey was the last of the great English garden legends. Although she embraced gardening late in life, she quickly achieved international renown. She was the acknowledged apostle of the "English style," the "must have" adviser to the rich and famous - including Prince Charles and Elton John - and a wildly popular lecturer. She was a natural teacher who encouraged her fans to believe that they were fully capable of creating beautiful gardens while validating their quest for a native vernacular, She also re-introduced the English to their own gardening traditions. A demanding taskmaster and a relentless perfectionist, Rosemary Verey, in her life as in her work, was the very personification of the English garden style.
Rosemary Verey's Making of a Garden
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN: 9780711217911
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In this volume Rosemary Verey takes the reader on a personal tour of her garden at Barnsley House, Gloucestershire. She discusses her learning process in making it - including not only successes but also changes as the garden evolved - and covers different gardening skills.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN: 9780711217911
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In this volume Rosemary Verey takes the reader on a personal tour of her garden at Barnsley House, Gloucestershire. She discusses her learning process in making it - including not only successes but also changes as the garden evolved - and covers different gardening skills.
The American Woman's Garden
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: New York Graphic Society
ISBN: 9780821215807
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Thirty women describe their flower and vegetable gardens and discuss the special problems they had to solve to make the gardens successful
Publisher: New York Graphic Society
ISBN: 9780821215807
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Thirty women describe their flower and vegetable gardens and discuss the special problems they had to solve to make the gardens successful
Rosemary Verey's Good Planting Plans
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316899826
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Offers planting plans for a variety of garden designs, including herb gardens, formal gardens, scented gardens, summer borders, knot gardens, and cutting gardens
Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316899826
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Offers planting plans for a variety of garden designs, including herb gardens, formal gardens, scented gardens, summer borders, knot gardens, and cutting gardens
The Scented Garden
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A campaign on behalf of an almost forgotten pleasure of gardening--the pursuit of fragrance. Tells which plants to cultivate for crisp winter smells and for the sublime nosegays of summer in your home.
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A campaign on behalf of an almost forgotten pleasure of gardening--the pursuit of fragrance. Tells which plants to cultivate for crisp winter smells and for the sublime nosegays of summer in your home.
Secret Gardens
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
ISBN: 9780821220740
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
All the secret gardens in this book are real, not imaginary, although they posses the beauty and mystery of their forebears. Some have the charm of intimacy, others are jungle-like and over-grown, but all give a strong feeling of the presence of their creator.
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
ISBN: 9780821220740
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
All the secret gardens in this book are real, not imaginary, although they posses the beauty and mystery of their forebears. Some have the charm of intimacy, others are jungle-like and over-grown, but all give a strong feeling of the presence of their creator.
Rosemary Verey's Garden Plans
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9780711218321
Category : Flower gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rosemary Verey had a highly personal approach to planning enchanting gardens in different styles. This book brings together ideas to try, lessons to learn and tips to remember. Illustrated with scale plans, planting schemes and sketches and with colour photographs, this is a practical and inspirational guide.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 9780711218321
Category : Flower gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rosemary Verey had a highly personal approach to planning enchanting gardens in different styles. This book brings together ideas to try, lessons to learn and tips to remember. Illustrated with scale plans, planting schemes and sketches and with colour photographs, this is a practical and inspirational guide.
The Englishman's Garden
Author: Alvilde Lees-Milne
Publisher: Allan Lane
ISBN: 9780713914368
Category : Gardeners
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Thirty-three gardens of exceptional merit, quality, and beauty are described by their owners, professional and nonprofessional gardeners, recounting the planning and maintenance of the garden in detail.
Publisher: Allan Lane
ISBN: 9780713914368
Category : Gardeners
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Thirty-three gardens of exceptional merit, quality, and beauty are described by their owners, professional and nonprofessional gardeners, recounting the planning and maintenance of the garden in detail.
The Flower Arranger's Garden
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Dragon's World
ISBN: 9781850298502
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
How can you fill your house with beautiful home-grown flower arrangements without leaving the garden looking bare and bereft? In 'The Flower Arranger's Garden'. Rosemary Verey shows how to plan a garden to keep it colourful and well-stocked for flower arranging all year round. There are suggestions for over forty stunning yet simple arrangements which can be put together throughout the seasons, and illustrated planing schemes for a range of different gardens, from sunny and shady plots to water and herb gardens.
Publisher: Dragon's World
ISBN: 9781850298502
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
How can you fill your house with beautiful home-grown flower arrangements without leaving the garden looking bare and bereft? In 'The Flower Arranger's Garden'. Rosemary Verey shows how to plan a garden to keep it colourful and well-stocked for flower arranging all year round. There are suggestions for over forty stunning yet simple arrangements which can be put together throughout the seasons, and illustrated planing schemes for a range of different gardens, from sunny and shady plots to water and herb gardens.
The Art of Planting
Author: Rosemary Verey
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316899765
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Discusses the plants that make good neighbors, shows how to work with borders and beds, and gives tips on dealing with special situations such as walls, water, and woodland
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316899765
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Discusses the plants that make good neighbors, shows how to work with borders and beds, and gives tips on dealing with special situations such as walls, water, and woodland