The Englishman's Garden
The Englishman's Garden

Author: Alvilde Lees-Milne

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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A dazzling array of 33 Englishmen and their most indifidual gardens in England.

An Englishman a la Campagne
An Englishman a la Campagne

Author: Michael Sadler

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-06-06

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0743492404

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The Parisien now wants to be a paysan, but it's easier said than done . . . How do you plant leeks in cement-hard French soil, impress Gallic neighbours with your non-existent gardening credentials and survive a seven-hour celebratory communion lunch (followed by dinner)? What skills are required to cope with suicidal French mice (souricide?), resist the advances of an attractive but desperate lady cheese-maker during an English lesson, buy wine from Mr Grump the grower, and -- last but not least -- stoop so low as to snap up the plastic trophy in the annual garden competition? AN ENGLISHMAN A LA CAMPAGNE is a wonderfully warm and witty follow-up to the author's account of his first year living in Paris. Now broadening his affectionate embrace to include the myriad facets of the French countryside, Sadler makes you laugh, makes you think, and makes you love the place . . . even Donges, which won first prize in his competition for the grottiest village in France.

The American Man's Garden
The American Man's Garden

Author: Rosemary Verey

Publisher: Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 9780821217740

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Reveals beautiful, innovative, grand, and modest gardens from across the United States and Canada

The Gardens of English Heritage
The Gardens of English Heritage

Author: Gillian Mawrey

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2010-08-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780711227712

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The magnificent parks and gardens owned by English Heritage are far less well known than its evocative medieval abbeys or Victorian mansions. Yet these remarkable places offer a fantastic variety of outdoor pleasures. Some have stunning designs, while others are important for their history or their plants. A surprising number are brand new, and a few of the best are tiny. All are marvelously atmospheric testaments to the art of horticulture. English Arcadia reveals 25 of the best. Readers delight at homey Osborne, complete with charming vegetable plots for the royal children, then they marvel at the exotic Quarry Garden at Belsay Hall and appreciate the modern restraint of the Contemporary Heritage Scheme. These gardens from every corner of England and almost every century of the nation’s history are joined by essays that tell the story of how each was created and the sometimes eccentric families that owned them. Rounding out this marvelous resource is a look at the decay that the trees, fountains, and statues often fall prey to — and the way they’ve been restored to delight viewers today.

The Englishman's Handbook
The Englishman's Handbook

Author: Idries Shah

Publisher: Octagon Press Ltd

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0863040772

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This third book in the trilogy, The Englishman's Handbook, provides the British with an invaluable manual on foreigners and "how to deal with them." Packed with anecdotes, as well as handy tips from the press, it is all that any true Britisher will need to keep foreigners from his shores - or confuse them into submission if they do manage to break through. Traditional techniques like "The Group Mind," "Masterly Inactivity," and "Aversion Therapy" are explained in full. A treasury of information and an elucidator of misinformation, it's an illuminating and hilarious read.