Paradise and plenty : a Rothschild family garden /
by Keen, Mary; Hatton, Tom.
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BookPublisher: London : Pimpernel, 2015Description: 304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9781910258125 (hbk.) :; 1910258121 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 712.6094 KEESubject(s): Rothschild family | Eythrope (Waddesdon, England) | Gardens -- England -- Waddesdon | Gardening | Architecture and Planning | Architecture and PlanningSummary: The productive garden at Lord Rothschild's private house, Eythrope in Buckinghamshire, is legendary in the garden world for the excellence of the gardening and as a haven for traditional techniques that might otherwise be lost. Under the leadership of the renowned head gardener, Sue Dickinson, this garden works on a scale that is now rare, producing, year-round, all the fruit, vegetables and flowers for a country house where entertaining still happens on a grand scale and where everything is done to the highest standards. 'Paradise and Plenty' opens a window on a garden that has, until now, been kept intensely private, and on a world beyond most gardeners' dreams.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | 712.6094 KEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002923981X |
The productive garden at Lord Rothschild's private house, Eythrope in Buckinghamshire, is legendary in the garden world for the excellence of the gardening and as a haven for traditional techniques that might otherwise be lost. Under the leadership of the renowned head gardener, Sue Dickinson, this garden works on a scale that is now rare, producing, year-round, all the fruit, vegetables and flowers for a country house where entertaining still happens on a grand scale and where everything is done to the highest standards. 'Paradise and Plenty' opens a window on a garden that has, until now, been kept intensely private, and on a world beyond most gardeners' dreams.
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