TALES OF THE OLD GARDENERS. By Jean Stone and Lousie Brodie.
(1994) 2001 paperback edition. 4to (193 x 263mm). Pp191. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations by Avis Murray.
Biographical interviews with a number of professional gardeners, punctuated with short pieces by the authors. Chapters include: Never look back, Edgar Spillett; Each man for himself, Peter Pippet; The old world, John Borthwick; Clippings; Father of Arboriculture, Hubert Taylor; Son of the soil, Tom Long; Boys and girls and gardens, Bob Gates; Clippings; New potatoes, George Wright; Rivers and woods, Jack Lilly; They were good times, Dennis Lindup; Clippings; Straight rows are a must, Jim Bourne; Run rabbit run, Peter Burd; Chocolate and flowers, Jack Botterill and Dick Dobson; The bee-keeper, H.W. Crowson; Pulling together, the Riley family.
Biographical interviews with a number of professional gardeners, punctuated with short pieces by the authors. Chapters include: Never look back, Edgar Spillett; Each man for himself, Peter Pippet; The old world, John Borthwick; Clippings; Father of Arboriculture, Hubert Taylor; Son of the soil, Tom Long; Boys and girls and gardens, Bob Gates; Clippings; New potatoes, George Wright; Rivers and woods, Jack Lilly; They were good times, Dennis Lindup; Clippings; Straight rows are a must, Jim Bourne; Run rabbit run, Peter Burd; Chocolate and flowers, Jack Botterill and Dick Dobson; The bee-keeper, H.W. Crowson; Pulling together, the Riley family.
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48745
| Author | Stone (Jean) and Brodie (Louise). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 48745 |
| ISBN | 0715312634 / 0715312634. |
| Book Description | Small bookseller's label to half-title but very good copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2001 |
| Publisher | David and Charles. |
| Place | Newton Abbot, Devon. |