The Cottage Gardener's Companion: A Seasonal Guide to Plants & Plantings for Informal Gardens

by Clive Lane and Cottage Garden Society

This is a guide to choosing and using plants to create an authentic cottage feel in a garden of any size. Descriptions of the cottage scene and the tasks to be performed each season of the year are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715300202
• ISBN13: 9780715300206
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Especially helpful for gardeners wanting winter flowers.

My wife and I are greatly impressed by the historical tidbits offered throughout the book on each plant, such as "Napoleon always gave a bunch of violets to Josephine on their wedding anniversary,and after he died a few dried violet flowers were found in his locket along with a lock of her hair. In folklore the violet is the symbol of fidelity." I have been looking for plants than can extend our growing and flowering season in Denver, Colorado throughout the winter and in a protected area we were able to see our first blooms in mid-January with the help of this book. Also helpful are the listing of latin names and common names for each plant and a listing of "Sources of Plants" in case your local garden center doesn't stock them. This book is fun reading-almost like a novel.