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Carregando... The curious gardener's almanac : centuries of practical garden wisdom (edição: 2006)de Niall Edworthy
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Over 1000 entries of remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, recipes, gardens and gardeners, myths, superstitions, biodynamics..In short a collection as profuse and variegated as gardening itself. Woven into this wealth of knowledge are famous quotations, anecdotes, traditional says, lines of verse, and words of rural wisdom.The spirit and focus of the Almanac is British but the wider picture is international as so much of our gardens originated from overseas.Dry or dull information has no place in the almanac and presentation is as appealing as the content. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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He has distilled all of the garden wisdom he collected from courses, books, other gardeners and his own experiences into a marvelous little book, “The Curious Gardener’s Almanac: Centuries of Practical Garden Wisdom”. It’s neither a narrative nor a real almanac. Even the author has difficulty defining exactly what it is.
It’s arranged by season, but you can dip into it at any point. Along with the usual plant lists, natural pest deterrents, and recipes, he includes historical information in the introduction of plants, the origin of many of their names and interesting facts such as ⅔ of the world’s eggplants are grown in New Jersey. How about the invention of the wheelbarrow? Or how to test soil temperature? He suggests using your elbow but originally one dropped one’s pants and sat. My favorite was his compost recipe which contains human urine. Seriously.
Participants of the Garden Bloggers’ Muse Day should definitely pick up a copy of this book. Each season is introduced by quotes and more quotes are scattered throughout the text. There are the usual suspects, Thomas Jefferson, Celia Thaxter, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Prince Charles and there are the unexpected, Cervantes, Galileo, Charlemagne, the Koran. Also offered are proverbs from Greece, ancient Egypt, China and Arabic speakers.
The last chapter is on children and gardening. It offers lots of fun facts and activities such as building a ladybug house and growing your initials.
This would be a great holiday gift for gardeners, beginners through the most experienced and anyone interested in the history of gardening, plants and tools. ( )