Property News · March 2, 2017

From bookworms to earthworms: my top five gardening books


World Book Day isn’t just about works of fiction. Neil Miller, head gardener at Hever Castle, picks his favourite books for the green-fingeredWhile most people’s literary heroes include the likes of Shakespeare, Keats, JK Rowling and Jane Austen, those of us with green fingers worship a different band of authors – the garden writers. The shelves of my office at Hever Castle & Gardens groan under the weight of gardening books, from reference titles on herbs, perennials and citrus plants to bibles like The Gardening Year and everything Percy Thrower ever wrote. I love practical guides as well as books that explore the more unusual side of horticulture, such as plant hunting. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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