Clay Perry Libros

Explore English horticultural style in 28 classic gardens in the care of Britain’s National Trust. From the grandeur of Ham House to the glory of Mottisfont Abbey, each one is a masterpiece of skillful planning and displays an astonishing array of gardening ideas. “Delightful.”— Country Life.

Take an excursion through the English countryside in summer, from small cottage plots where old-fashioned flowers bloom in harmony with vegetables and fruit, and to the more spacious gardens of the manor house, where collections of plants are carefully arranged to create a personal vision of Eden."...enchanting...No gardener, however grand, will turn these pages and not come away with a headful of new ideas to ponder."--Sunday Times Magazine. 9 7/8 X 7 1/2.

Provides the reader with an illustrated tour of villages from Cornwall to the Lake District and Northumbria. The authors remind the reader that the developers have not completely spoilt the traditional village yet.

Large picture guide book to English Country Houses.

Fruits and vegetables have been a central part of our diets since time immemorial, and the history of their cultivation is rich with intriguing facts: Samuel Pepys’s diary entry for August 22, 1663, reveals that “Mr Newburne is dead of eating Cowcoumbers” (cucumbers); many tomato varieties were first bred in the United States and are still available, from“Striped German” to “Pink Ping Pong” to “Zapotec.” Today, numerous traditional fruit and vegetable varieties—the so-called heirloom or heritage varieties—-are disappearing, a catastrophic loss of horticultural heritage and genetic diversity. But gardeners have reason to be optimistic. A group of dedicated growers around the world is seeking to conserve surviving heritage varieties for their significant advantages over newer cultivars: they are more adaptable, they have good storage properties, and they often have a superior taste. Presented by season, this overview first tells the story of the cultivation of fruits and vegetables through the ages, and then each type is discussed: where it originated, indigenous uses and folklore, how it got its name, legends and beliefs that have become attached to it, and the odd uses to which it has been put.

Fantastische Blüten – perfekt inszeniert in exzellenten Porträtfotos als Close-ups und in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung; Geschichte und kultureller Hintergrund; Kurzinfos zu Standort, Pflege, Blütezeit.

Plus de vingt modèles à broder au petit point. Chaque modèle terminé est accompagné d'une photographie et d'une grille en couleur permettant de reproduire exactement les dessins. Les techniques de broderie (matériel, fil, canevas, points de broderie, finition) sont expliquées dans le dernier chapitre.