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Excerpt from Pot-Pourri: From a Surrey Garden From me without the encouragement I have received from all my dear nieces, real and adopted, and the very practical assistance of one of them. Now that the book is written, I can only hope that it will not prove too great a disappointment to them all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a...

Excerpt from Third Pot-Pourri I must apologise to the public for the apparent poor ness of idea in again repeating my somewhat tiresome title. I heard Mr. Motley, the historian, once say, a title should be 'telling and selling.' A 'third pot-pourri will very likely turn out to be neither of these, but it seemed to me the most honest title I could think of towards those who were kind enough, not only to read, but to like, my former books. They...

Excerpt from More Pot Pourri: From a Surrey GardenAfter critics came the friends, who amusingly said 'the book is so extraordinarily like yourself, we can hear your voice speaking all through it.' Strangers, I am told, who know me only by reputation or not at all, kindly settled that it was not written by me, but by some mysterious unknown person they could not quite hit upon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

Excerpt from Arden Colour Colour may prove useful to the inexperienced, or to those who, newly in possession of a garden, suddenly awake to its possible delights, and desire to attain the ideal so well expressed by Lord Bacon that, in the Royal ordering of gardens, there ought to be gardens for all months of the year in which severally things of beauty may be in season. Another early writer, who speaks of painting a field with beautiful objec...

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Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden" is a classic guide to gardening, dealing with a range of subjects interspersed with reflections and observations from an expert gardener. Divided into seasons, it aims to provide the readers with details and instructions on exactly what they should do and consider at different times of the year, with repeated reference to traditional English gardens and gardening. This wonderful handbook is highly recommended f...

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