Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life

The Plants and Places that Inspired the Classic Children's Tales

Marta McDowell

Description

Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work.

The book begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a traveler's guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter's gardens today.

Richly illustrated and filled with quotations from her books, letters and journals, it is essential reading for all who know and cherish Beatrix Potter's classic tales.

Details

  • Format
    Hardback
  • Pages
    340
  • Size
    205 x 160mm
  • Publisher
    Timber Press
  • ISBN
    9781604693638
Stock Code
131265
Our Price
$49.99
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