About this title: Eleanor Perenyi's quirky, entertaining, and learned essays are opinionated in the best way. Perenyi, who has been gardening for many years at her small plot in Stonington, Connecticut (and before that at a palatial estate in Hungary), knows what she's talking about. As she tackles (with gusto) a variety of garden topics--including beans, ...
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Edition: Vintage Books ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780394717142ISBN:0394717147
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. A little tanning, but no marks on pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 289 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780394717142ISBN:0394717147
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Wear to the covers. Tear to the bottom of the spine. Pages browned with age. Creased spine. Clean text and a very good reading copy. read more
Description: Good. 1983-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York: Vintage Books, 1983
ISBN-13:9780394717142ISBN:0394717147
Description: 12 mo., softcover, pictorial wraps; Light "garden stain" on last endpapers and light corner curl, else VG...." a wonderful collection of essays on horticulture-and many other topics along the way. witty, thoughtful and enormous good fun to read. I suspect it may turn out to be one of the classic garden books of the century. "--Allen Lacy. 289 pp. including index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394503752ISBN:0394503759
Description: Good in poor dust jacket. Text is clear, binding is tight, pages are clean. Book & DJ have minor water damage but it does not affect reading quality. 289 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Very personal views on the garden. She write short essays on subjects such as compost, roses, and garlic. These are not just how to grows pieces but they range from the etymology of a word to the subjective quality of a plant."
"I'm not sure where I heard of this book but I think it sounded more intriguing than deserved. I had a hard time getting into it I think mainly because the author referred to English poets and the classics like everyone has read them . . . perhaps I should?? I did gleam a few tips from the book; how to winter my rosemary plant (dig it up and place in a pot -- next year just put the pot in the ground), how to deadhead my lilies, and what to do with the ashes from my fire pit (place around plants to ward off disease). I flipped through most of the book as I wasn't interested in reading 5 pages of compost notes or the best way to take care of your lawn."
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