A rage for rock gardening : the story of Reginald Farrar, gardener, writer and plant collector

by Nicola Shulman

Paper Book, 2002

Call number

SB 63 .F318 .S48 2002

Publication

London : Short, 2002.

Description

This life of Reginald Farrer offers a window on the opulence and drama of Edwardian horticulture. "Half-poet, half-botanist", as Vita Sackville West described him, he was active during the last great age of plant-hunters, inspiring generations of gardeners with a love of flowers.

Pages

118

Tags

Biography

ISBN

1904095216 / 9781904095217

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