A Garden Miscellany

A Garden Miscellany
Author: Suzanne Staubach
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604698810

“A sweet, alphabetical handbook to all things green.” —The New York Post Do you know a folly from a ha-ha? Can an allée be pleached? Does a skep belong on a plinth? Answers to these questions—plus a gazebo-ful of information, stories, and visual delights—await in this charming exploration of the stuff gardens are made of. Garden historian Suzanne Staubach covers everything from arbors to water features, reveling in the anecdotes that accompany each element. Filled with revelations and fanciful illustrations by Julia Yellow, A Garden Miscellany promises new discoveries with each reading—a book to be returned to again and again.

Armchair Book of Gardens

Armchair Book of Gardens
Author: Jane Billinghurst
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0762767820

The Armchair Book of Gardens is a collection of indiviual essays focused on understanding gardens in a different light/perspective. The book concentrates on the emotional, social, spiritual, and politicial aspects of the garden.

Palms and People in the Amazon

Palms and People in the Amazon
Author: Nigel Smith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2014-09-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319055097

This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago.