The Perfect Garden - How to Keep it Beautiful and Fruitful - With Practical Hints on Economical Management and the Culture of all the Principal Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables
Published on 7. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-1-4733-3125-9 (ISBN)
Description
This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on gardening, with instructions on every aspect from starting out to maintaining a picturesque flower garden. Written in simple language and profusely illustrated, this volume is perfect for budding gardeners and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "The Outlook", "The Soul of the Garden", "Design, and the Home-Made Garden", "The Cost of Gardening", "Specialism in Gardening", "How to Learn Gardening", "The conquest of the Wild", "The Flower Garden", "Colour for All Seasons", "Hardy Herbaceous Plants", "Rockeries", "Rose Beauty", "Picture Beds", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
639 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4733-3125-9 (9781473331259)
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E-Book
09/2017
Read Books Ltd.
€9.49
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Person
Walter C. Wright, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership in Pasadena, California. He also served for twelve years as President and Professor of Leadership at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada and for twenty years on the management team of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. As one who believes passionately that effective organizations should also be lively relational communities, Wright is invited to speak to diverse groups around the world - religious, nonprofit and corporate. He is a regular presenter for Vistage, an international association of CEOs. Dr. Wright is the author of Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Influence and Service; Mentoring: The Promise of Relational Leadership and, most recently, Dont Step on the Rope! Reflections on Leadership, Relationships and Teamwork.