The Gardener's YearUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1984 - 160 Seiten Karel Capek's The Gardener's Year is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener--indeed, everyone who has pursued any hobby with a passion that occasionally overrides good common sense. Originally published more that fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, it transcends the years with grace and ease. Whether Capek is talking about the lack or surfeit of rain, the fruitless search for space to plant just a few more perennials, or the unfathomable mystery of the green thumb, his words strike chord upon chord within every gardener, in every time and place. Fifty-eight sprightly drawings by Karel Capek's brother Josef Capek, lend themselves perfectly to the artful simplicity and humour of this book. |
Inhalt
HOW LITTLE GARDENS ARE LAID OUT | 7 |
THE GARDENERS JANUARY | 15 |
SEEDS | 23 |
ON THE ART OF GARDENING | 34 |
THE GARDENERS MARCH | 40 |
BUDS | 47 |
HOLIDAY | 58 |
THE BLESSED RAIN | 72 |
ON MARKET GARDENERS | 85 |
A BOTANICAL CHAPTER | 96 |
ON THE CULTIVATORS OF CACTI | 109 |
THE SOIL | 120 |
ON THE BEAUTIES OF AUTUMN | 133 |
PREPARATIONS | 144 |
ON GARDENING LIFE | 158 |
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The Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action Mark Francis,Randolph T. Hester (Jr.) Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1990 |