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Through the Garden Gate
Through the Garden Gate is a collection of 144 of the popular weekly articles that Elizabeth Lawrence wrote for The Charlotte Observer from 1957 to 1971. With those columns, a delightful blend of gardening lore, horticultural expertise, and personal adventures, Lawrence inspired thousands of southern gardeners.
"[A] fine contribution to the green-thumb genre.-- Publishers Weekly
"[A] fine contribution to the green-thumb genre.-- Publishers Weekly
- GenresGardeningNonfiction
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 1990
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Elizabeth Lawrence
10 books5 followersElizabeth Lawrence was born in Marietta, Georgia, on May 27, 1904. The family moved several times, and in 1912, settled in Garysburg, NC. Lawrence "considered childhood the most important stage in a person's life," and had fond memories of her time in Garysburg.
In 1916 the family moved to Raleigh so that Elizabeth and her sister Ann might attend St. Mary’s School. Elizabeth then attended Barnard College in New York from 1922 - 1926. Upon graduation, she returned to Raleigh where she later studied landscape architecture at North Carolina State College (currently NC State University). In 1932, she became the first woman to graduate in this program at the college.
Elizabeth’s desire and passion was to garden and writing about gardening was what she knew best. In the 1930’s she slowly gained publication in a number of small garden periodicals, and then in 1942, A Southern Garden was published. It was lauded immediately. “Now, at long last,” wrote Charlotte Hilton Green, “there is a book on Southern gardening by a Southern writer that is a ‘must’ for every garden lover of the South.” It was reprinted in 1967, 1984, 1991 and 2001. A Southern Garden has long since been hailed as a classic.
In 1984, Lawrence, in declining health, moved to Maryland to be close to family. She died in 1985 in Maryland.
In 1916 the family moved to Raleigh so that Elizabeth and her sister Ann might attend St. Mary’s School. Elizabeth then attended Barnard College in New York from 1922 - 1926. Upon graduation, she returned to Raleigh where she later studied landscape architecture at North Carolina State College (currently NC State University). In 1932, she became the first woman to graduate in this program at the college.
Elizabeth’s desire and passion was to garden and writing about gardening was what she knew best. In the 1930’s she slowly gained publication in a number of small garden periodicals, and then in 1942, A Southern Garden was published. It was lauded immediately. “Now, at long last,” wrote Charlotte Hilton Green, “there is a book on Southern gardening by a Southern writer that is a ‘must’ for every garden lover of the South.” It was reprinted in 1967, 1984, 1991 and 2001. A Southern Garden has long since been hailed as a classic.
In 1984, Lawrence, in declining health, moved to Maryland to be close to family. She died in 1985 in Maryland.
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December 18, 2008
Informative "walk" through gardening with a master gardener. I wish I could grow a green thumb!
June 25, 2009
Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-85) has been called the Jane Austen of gardening.
Thhis book is a compilation of the popular weekly articles she wrote for the Charlotte Observer from 1957 to 1971.
Thhis book is a compilation of the popular weekly articles she wrote for the Charlotte Observer from 1957 to 1971.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews