THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN

by William Robinson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 ...kind, with large purple flowers, and its pure white variety. There is also an intermediate form with white and purple flowers. The Caucasian species, G. gymnocaulon and ibericum, with rich purple blossoms, 2 in. across, delicately pencilled with black, are beautiful. G. platypetalum, striatum, ibericum, and Lamberti are good kinds, suited for shrubbery borders, being mostly free and vigorous enough for naturalisation. G. Endressi, a tall-growing kind with rose-coloured blossoms, is also very attractive. All the above kinds of Geraniums are perfectly hardy, easily cultivated, will grow in any ordinary soil, and should be included in every collection of hardy flowers. The pretty rock garden kinds are G. cinereum and G. argenteum, both dwarf and charming alpine plants, which, unlike the above-mentioned stout perennials, must be associated with very dwarf rock and border plants. Except perhaps these, all the Geraniums are very freely increased by division, and all by seeds. German Ivy (Mikania icandens). Geum (Areni).--This genus contains but very few ornamental plants. Iiy far the finest species is G. coccineum, which inhabits the Bithynian Mount Olympus and has long been a popular garden favourite. Probably the Chilian Avens (G. chilense) is but a mere geographical form of it, only differing in the darker colour of the blossoms, which sometimes assume a coppery hue. The double variety of G. coccineum is a more valuable kind than the type, as its blossoms last much longer in perfection. It commences to flower in May, and produces a continuous succession of blossoms till October. There are several forms of the double kind. It is one of the most easily-managed of hardy plants; it grows vigorously in ordinary garden soil, and it may be readily multiplied by seeds...

Genres: Gardening, Landscape Architecture

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1883

About the author

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William Robinson was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that evolved into the natural garden, a parallel to the search for honest simplicity and vernacular style of the British Arts and Crafts movement.
He emigrated from Ireland at a young age and was rapidly welcomed into the top echelons of British horticulture and botany. By 1866 he was a Fellow in the Linnean Society, sponsored by his friend Charles Darwin. Already an expert on the flora of the British Isles, Robinson travelled the breadth of North America by train in 1870, observing regional habitats and forging lasting connections with Charles Sargeant, Asa Gray, Frederick Law Olmsted, and others of their stature. Robinson was just thirty-two when he first published The Wild Garden, which has proved to be the most insightful, influential, and enduring of his many books and journals. Robinson's brilliance and enormous personal energy enabled him to become one of the most accomplished gardeners, editors and publishers of his era, and he is often referred to as the Father of the English Flower Garden.

Reviews

[Miss Vivi · Rating 2 out of 5]

There some good ideas and advices but it's also very pompous on what it great or not and pictures or drawing here and there could have help to get the points across better.