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The Scented Garden: Creating Fragrance and Beauty in the Home and the Garden With a Rich Diversity of Plants and Flowers
22 watercolor paintings; color illus. & photos throughout. 8 1/2 x 11 3/4.
- GenresGardening
205 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
David Squire
188 books3 followersDavid Squire studied botany and horticulture at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, England, where he gained the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. For several years he worked as sub-editor, writer and reporter for two well-knownmagazines, before moving to book publishing with an international publishing house.
David has written more than fifty books and contributed to several major gardening part-works. His books have been sold throughout the English speaking world-Britain, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand- as well as translated into several other languages.
David has written more than fifty books and contributed to several major gardening part-works. His books have been sold throughout the English speaking world-Britain, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand- as well as translated into several other languages.
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August 13, 2016
THE SCENTED GARDEN is a fine starting point to educate yourself with various scented plants that you can incorporate into your landscaping. I consider this a reference book with a history and education on what is available to the layperson. You will need to take the time to search online and independent nurseries for the herbs, flowers, shrubs and trees that are seen here.
The photos and drawings are clear and colorful. That is a plus. Unfortunately, Mr. Squire would have benefitted by using more detail on the plants he covered. For those of us who live in North America, it would have helped to list what zones the plant(s) is hardy as it may not grow in your area. Instead, he added an additional chapter on arranging and working with scented plants. Something I found unnecessary.
Treat this as a go-to book: a reference for ideas. As you read it and find plants you are interested in, tag them with a sticky note and then go online for additional research. Then add the book to your garden library or share it with a gardening friend.
The photos and drawings are clear and colorful. That is a plus. Unfortunately, Mr. Squire would have benefitted by using more detail on the plants he covered. For those of us who live in North America, it would have helped to list what zones the plant(s) is hardy as it may not grow in your area. Instead, he added an additional chapter on arranging and working with scented plants. Something I found unnecessary.
Treat this as a go-to book: a reference for ideas. As you read it and find plants you are interested in, tag them with a sticky note and then go online for additional research. Then add the book to your garden library or share it with a gardening friend.
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