Green Grows the City

by Beverley Nichols

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First published in 1939, this text relates the gradual transformation of a forlorn, unpromising patch of London garden into the sort of idyllic and imaginative retreat of which so many city-dwellers dream. The author charts his progress from inception to completion. Buoyed by memories of his garden and "Allways" in Huntingdonshire, his innovations include cunning layouts of pathways and flowering plants, the erection of a domed greenhouse and the introduction of cacti, the construction of a rock garden, and the painstaking design of his peculiar triangular space to draw the eye in desired directions and maximize the appeal of the garden.
  • ISBN10 1604690143
  • ISBN13 9781604690149
  • Publish Date 18 July 2006 (first published 1 January 1999)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Timber Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 316
  • Language English