Making a Garden on a Greek Hillside

Author: Mary Jaqueline Tyrwhitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789607120144
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
The hillsides of Attica are stony and arid. Over-grazed in the past by goats and sheep, they have few trees and are covered in dense, pickly scrub. Relentless sun and often strong winds prevail for five months of the year, and in the spring and autumn months the miracle of the extraordinary variety and beauty of the Greek flora is revealed to the discerning eye.It was on such a hillside that the author, a Harvard University professor chose to make a garden. This book is the story of the making of that garden and a distillation of what she learnt and observed about the plants - both native and introduced - she grew there, a book which she wrote to assist other people wishing to make gardens in places with a "Mediterranean climate", believing that anything that grew under the difficult conditions prevailing on this Greek hillside would be almost certain to grow better elsewhere.

Making a Garden on a Greek Hillside

Author: Jaqueline Tyrwhitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789607120304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Gardens of the Roman Empire

Author: Wilhelmina F. Jashemski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108327036
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 656

Book Description
In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F. Jashemski sets out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic. An accompanying digital catalogue will be made available at: www.gardensoftheromanempire.org.

Designing and Creating a Mediterranean Garden

Author: Freda Cox
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Drought-tolerant plants
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
You can create a truly beautiful garden using exciting and exotic plants, yet at the same time eliminate the need for extra water and reduce the maintenance required. Your garden will be lush, full of colour and interest all year round, and rather than constantly weeding, watering and working, you can relax in your own Mediterranean haven. Book jacket

Greco Files

Author: John Hayes
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1800466528
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
Greco Files is part memoir and part commentary. It traces the real-life experiences of a couple of retired British teachers as they fashion a new chapter in their lives in a Greek village as the 21st Century unfolds.

Hillside Gardening

Author: William Lake Douglas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description

Round the Mulberry Bush

Author: Charles Clayton
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411653963
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Features useful and realistic tips on how to buy property and live full-time in Greece. This book also presents the adventure story about an Englishman and his wife pursuing their dream of a Mediterranean lifestyle - with an old Alvis motor car, a grandfather clock and plenty of Twining's tea.

Wood and Garden

Author: Gertrude Jekyll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description

The Garden

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1602

Book Description

Reflections on Poetry and the World

Author: Emily Grosholz
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 152756391X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
This collection brings together 40 years of essays about poetry and literature written by Emily Grosholz. The first section includes essays about some of her favorite poets and thinkers in the United States, England, France and Germany. The second section brings poetry into relation with ethics, politics and practical deliberation, and the third considers it alongside science and imagination. The last section is an homage to The Hudson Review, for whom she has served as an Advisory Editor for many years. As a philosopher, Emily Grosholz has written and thought about feminism, racism, and mathematics and science, which has led her to admire all the more the distinct wisdom of poetry. These essays show how poetry reorganized language and memory, eros and experience, and time and place, and how and why it deepens our understanding of life.