Margery Fish's Country Gardening

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Margery Fish has often been called the ‘Mother of Modern Gardening’. Today gardeners come from all over the world to visit Margery Fish’s garden at East Lambrook in Somerset – to discover for themselves the glorious results of her special genius. Where she led, thousands of gardeners have followed. Margery Fish grew just those plants that pleased her and which did not need too much work. She gave them the particular attention they required, and grouped them in exciting but amazingly simple ways. Many had been unused or unheard-of before she saw their potential to contribute to her special cottage-garden style and she made a point of seeking out old florists’ flowers and rare wildflowers that would be extinct but for her interest in them. She also showed for the first time how it was possible to have flowers in the garden all year round. Margery Fish’s influence on gardening developed quietly, but became enormous and far-reaching. This useful, practical book will bring her expertise to the modern garden and also be an inspiration to achieve equally beautiful results. In this tribute to her work, her special choice of plants and her unique methods are brought to life again for today’s gardeners.
This book was originally published in 1989 and is now re-issued in an enlarged format with many new colour illustrations by Garden Art Press.