This little treasure of a book, full of antique woodcuts and botanical prints, will console gardeners when weather or sloth interrupts their obsession. It draws on the wit and wisdom of over four centuries of almanacks, herbals, and gardening books to provide advice and inspiration, and is packed with quotations from the poetry and prose of great garden-lovers, from John Donne to Derek Jarman, Thomas Jefferson to John Clare, Jane Austen to Vita Sackville-West. Martin Hoyles digs deep into his knowledge of gardening lore and literature for this whimsical almanack--the perfect present for garden-lovers, to be enjoyed year after year after year. * Almanack format allows for use year after year. * Space is provided to write in gardening notes and data.
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