Synopses & Reviews
A collection of Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects of gardens and gardening. A mixture of old and new, the articles offer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From what is a garden?, Strong moves on to look at the art of gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.
Synopsis
This is a collection of Sir Roy Strong's witty, lucid and intriguing articles on gardens and gardening. 'What is a garden?' he asks at the outset, and goes on to explore the links that gardening has with the other arts - with embroidery and cooking, for example, with history and even with politics. His sense of humor and mischief shine through his erudition as he describes the best cast-offs to wear for performing gardening chores (avoid flares!) or the expense of loving bulbs. Rich with nuggets of knowledge deftly imparted and beautifully decorated with line and wash drawings by Julia Trevelyan Oman, Garden Party is destined to become a classic of garden literature.