
Of Rhubarb and Roses
The Telegraph Book of the Garden
Tim Richardson(Editor)
Aurum (Publisher)
Published on 17. October 2013
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-84513-774-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Telegraph has long enjoyed the closest association with gardeners. Indeed, as the newspaper of choice for the counties and the shires, it revels in the glory and variety of Britain's horticultural heritage, whether celebrating the most renowned gardens, like Great Dixter, or extolling the tart virtues of rhubarb. For gardening spans a vast spectrum. Variously hobby, art form, industry and, on occasion, cause of social unrest, it encompasses the annual spectacle of the Chelsea Flower Show, Vita Sackville-West's legendary White Garden at Sissinghurst, and the pursuit of prize-winning pumpkins. And while the Telegraph's weekend supplements might publish advice on growing asparagus or figs, the letters pages bristle with feuds and controversies at the RHS. Whatever form it takes, few things could be more central to the world of the Telegraph reader than the garden. Which is why the paper has always attracted the best writers on the subject: from the experts of today, such as Stephen Lacey, Mary Keen, Sarah Raven and Bunny Guinness, through great sages of yesteryear, like Fred Whitsey, Denis Wood and Rosemary Verey, to the more esoteric musings of Germaine Greer, Roy Strong and W.
F. Deedes. All are collected here in this compendious and endlessly fascinating anthology, compiled by eminent green-fingered scribe Tim Richardson. As varied and colourful as a traditional herbaceous border at the height of summer, Of Rhubarb and Roses is the perfect book for an afternoon's reading in a deckchair, as the shadows lengthen across that newly mown lawn.
F. Deedes. All are collected here in this compendious and endlessly fascinating anthology, compiled by eminent green-fingered scribe Tim Richardson. As varied and colourful as a traditional herbaceous border at the height of summer, Of Rhubarb and Roses is the perfect book for an afternoon's reading in a deckchair, as the shadows lengthen across that newly mown lawn.
Reviews / Votes
'This selection of Telegraph garden writing deftly covers both the rose bed and the compost heap' House & Garden 'An assorted box of chocolates. I happily skipped between essays by the likes of Vita Sackville-West, Germaine Greer and Sir Roy Strong, greedily consuming one after the other in quick succession. For those with more restraint, this is a book that promises many hours of savoured delights.' Gardens Illustrated 'The perfect gift for any nostalgic gardener.' English Garden 'Those who love their armchair gardening will love Tim Richardson's anthology of garden writing.' Historic Gardens Review 'Entertaining and instructive.' The Irish Garden 'A thrilling collection of humorous and well-informed horticultural musings. ' The LadyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84513-774-8 (9781845137748)
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E-Book
10/2013
Aurum
€39.49
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Person
Tim Richardson is a writer and historian, a garden columnist in the Daily Telegraph and the author of many books, including English Gardens in the Twentieth Century, The Arcadian Friends: Inventing the English Landscape Garden, Avant Gardeners and The New English Garden. He is a trustee of the Garden History Society, sits on the National Trust's gardens advisory panel and wrote Oxford University's first garden history course. Recently appointed professor of landscape art at Vienna University (Arts), he lives in London, where he is the founder-director of the Chelsea Fringe Festival.