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• Map of Montrose xvi
• Late January & February 10
• March 55
• April 81
• May 99
• June 126
• July 148
• August 175
• September 191
• October 212
• November 227
• December 246
• January 259

Something is blooming every day of the year in the renowned gardens at Montrose, Nancy Goodwin's nineteenth-century property in historic Hillsborough, North Carolina. Since moving to Montrose with her husband Craufurd in 1977, Goodwin has transformed more than twenty acres into an extraordinary complex of interlocking gardens that come in and out of focus as the seasons overlap and change. Beautifully written and illustrated, Montrose: Life in a Garden is Goodwin's affectionate biography of her gardens, recounting how and why each section was developed over the years, including the Dianthus Walk, Nandinaland, Hellebore Slope, Mother-in-Law Walk, Snowdrop Woods, and Jo's Bed. It is also a meticulous month-by-month chronicle of a specific year in these gardens-a year that saw a punishing drought that threatened Goodwin's no-irrigation policy, a damaging December ice storm, and the beginnings of a plan to preserve Montrose in the future. Working on her knees for long days throughout the year, Nancy Goodwin always has a vision of how her gardens will appear in twelve months or in twelve years. She will spend weeks, for instance, planting hundreds of snow drops along a woodsy path in order to enjoy a fleeting week of exquisite beauty in coming years. She never puts anything into the ground without imagining what form, color, and texture it will add to a bed. With tireless patience and unflagging optimism, Goodwin will wait years to see a single plant bloom. Following Goodwin's activities throughout the year, readers will learn the fundamentals of maintaining a four-season garden in Zone 7 in the South. Award-winning garden illustrator Ippy Patterson has provided more than 160 lavish illustrations of the gardens at Montrose and these meticulously detailed drawings appear throughout the book.
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• The founding generation
• The GCA defines itself
• Policies
• Coming of age
• The horticulturists
• The flower arrangers
• The conservationists
• Centennial.

• How gardens are laid out
• How a Gardener comes into being
• The gardener's January
• Seeds
• the Gardener' February
• On the art of gardening
• The Gardener's March
• Buds
• The Gardener's April
• Festival
• The Gardener's May
• Blessed rain
• The gardener's June
• On Vegetable growers
• the Gardener's July
• A botanical garden
• the Gardener's August
• On cactus growers
• The Gardener's September
• Soil
• The Gardener's October
• On the beauties of Autumn
• The Gardener's November
• Preparation
• The Gardener's December
• On the gardening life. Afterword
• A chronology of Karel Capek
• A brief chonology of Josef Capek.
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Both a literary masterpiece and a practical guide to gardening, perfect for anyone with a passion through to a passing interest in gardens and plants.
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It is seldom that a practical guide to gardening attains the level of a literary masterpiece, still more seldom that a book on gardening can amuse and instruct even those who have no garden to plant, nor the faintest interest in acquiring one The Gardener's Year is a characteristic product of Karel Capek's genius: amusing, informative, and full of a quizzical interest in people, animals and plants. In this new version Geoffrey Newsome - the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England - has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech, to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, by those who loathe it as a chore, and by those who have no interest in it whatsoever. This edition includes the original illustrations by the painter Josef Capek, the author's brother, who collaborated with Karel on many artistic projects.
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• Ornamental gardens
• Growing plants for food
• Taking care of your garden.

Updated to take your garden into the 21st century. It's an indispensable gardener's bible that covers every aspect of growing healthy flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, and herbs.

• Plant Origins & Names
• Creating a Garden
• The Planter's Guide. The Plant Catalogue - Trees, Conifers, Shrubs, Climbers, Grasses, Bamboos, Rushes & Sedges, Ferns, Perennials, Annuals & Biennials, Rock Plants, Bulbs, Water Plants, Cacti & Other Succulents
• The Plant Dictionary - Index of Common Names.
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An extra eight-page section highlights 200 individual plants selected by the RHS to carry their Award of Garden Merit and marked with a symbol throughout the text.
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