tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post4736769578525990983..comments2024-02-29T06:34:59.406-05:00Comments on From The House of Edward: A Secret Garden, and A Few of the Books That Inspired ItPamela Terry and Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-59735959625600900162015-05-23T21:29:42.570-04:002015-05-23T21:29:42.570-04:00Such lovely books to consider. Thanks, Pamela, for...Such lovely books to consider. Thanks, Pamela, for a peek into your own beautiful garden.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-5627054105541882722015-04-22T22:24:19.004-04:002015-04-22T22:24:19.004-04:00Such a lovely post, Pamela. I, too, share your bo...Such a lovely post, Pamela. I, too, share your book choices, and would include Tasha Tudor's Garden and a nice little year of Marjolein Bastin, who does evocative illustrations (often found on Hallmark cards) with diary entries full of bits of nature observances. Tovah Martin writes wonderfully - anything she has written is full of wonder and nostalgia, as well as practical advice. She wrote for Victoria Magazine and I believe was horticulture director for the magazine for a time. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-38610021352973174882015-04-22T18:15:57.949-04:002015-04-22T18:15:57.949-04:00Celia Thaxter's The Island Garden.Celia Thaxter's The Island Garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-68799514356840492932015-04-21T12:02:34.287-04:002015-04-21T12:02:34.287-04:00Like Lunch above, we have so much in common and ye...Like Lunch above, we have so much in common and yet, are very different. I love the Japanese tale; so love their culture. I think I've grown most every plant over the years and like a quote from Stanley Kunitz, if a planting doesn't work, I'll simply pull it up and try something else. Edna St. Vincent Millay was an avid gardener. For some of us, it is not just a lifestyle, but part of life.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-54893588633614832015-04-21T10:57:32.192-04:002015-04-21T10:57:32.192-04:00Looking forward to your garden photos each season....Looking forward to your garden photos each season.michele@Portlandia Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619326821893086315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-8814224340319488942015-04-21T02:03:48.712-04:002015-04-21T02:03:48.712-04:00Pamela, we have so much in common. Outlander, Dog...Pamela, we have so much in common. Outlander, Dogs, Travel, The Draycott Hotel and Fish and Chips and now the Garden!! Bird song, wind chimes, secret gardens to ponder and hide in.....love that. I believe you recommended Virginia Wolfe's garden here. Its been such an inspiration, so much so I copied a planting guide from the book. Gardening in the Bloomsbury spirit with bright dahlias, daylilies, catmint and persicaria.......it turned out a treat. "A garden without a fragrance is a garden without a Soul" Jackie French quote, an Aussie and a brilliant gardener. Can't wait to investigate all the other books mentioned. Just on Vita Sackville-West. If she inherited Knole, then Sissinghurst would have never been created. Cheers Anita Vue at Jindivickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328205739088572904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-11168574054282497972015-04-20T11:44:27.436-04:002015-04-20T11:44:27.436-04:00I love the slightly wry humor and often the detail...I love the slightly wry humor and often the detailed scientific approach of the writings (not always of flowers but food plants too) of Michael Pollan. Also second the comments regarding Green Thoughts - my copy is so well read that I'm soon going to have to head for Amazon to find one in a little better condition. That author was so far ahead of her time in sensible sustainable gardening, I am amazed every time I re-read a chapter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-12211017891382649562015-04-19T19:57:43.068-04:002015-04-19T19:57:43.068-04:00There are many time when I think we are twins. I ...There are many time when I think we are twins. I love all those books.<br />I bet you are a fan of Jane Gardam as well?Mary Lou Bethunenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-86884225355038162092015-04-19T16:50:55.371-04:002015-04-19T16:50:55.371-04:00Love Beverly Nichols and have read many of his gar...Love Beverly Nichols and have read many of his garden books. Am planning to read his biography this summer. thanks for your great book lists...I often find gems within.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390522688788784395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-29006426843033563002015-04-19T16:21:46.020-04:002015-04-19T16:21:46.020-04:00Your porch perch certainly sounds like a worthy ex...Your porch perch certainly sounds like a worthy exchange of wealth. Thanks for this list which has me itching to find these treasures. As spring is working its way up the mountain, my husband and I are getting more and more eager to put some new plants in the ground. Just this past week we went to a nursery in the middle of nowhere overflowing with enticements. We came home with pink columbines that nodded gaily at me as I passed by, delicate maidenhair ferns, bellflowers, foxgloves, and hollyhocks - oh joy! This is our first spring here full time and every day we watch some new wildflower or fiddlehead emerge. Scanning your lists of books above, I have two of the authors on my nightstand, but in different books: "Two Gardeners - A Friendship in Letters" by Katherine S. White & Elizabeth Lawrence, edited by Emily Herring Wilson; and "A Thatched Roof" by Beverley Nichols. Another I would add would be "Elizabeth and her German Garden" by Elizabeth von Arnim, the author of "The Enchanted April," which is one of my favorite movies. I found a very old copy in an antique booth and I adore the little green volume.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021913578112308091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-73820054609517248512015-04-19T14:41:30.612-04:002015-04-19T14:41:30.612-04:00but I would say this was the wisest thing to remem...but I would say this was the wisest thing to remember...“exchanging one form of wealth for another” because of the deep truth it holds.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-53742210582717505102015-04-19T08:10:45.016-04:002015-04-19T08:10:45.016-04:00Pamela I love your thoughts of remembrance from th...Pamela I love your thoughts of remembrance from the minister you spoke with years ago with your Songwriter. Indeed the Sun room is a perfect exchange of wealth to be enjoyed for years and years! Thank you for more splendid book recommendations!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by Karena<br /><br />Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-81492546780761614502015-04-19T03:31:58.225-04:002015-04-19T03:31:58.225-04:00Vita Sackville West is my gardening guru - I have ...Vita Sackville West is my gardening guru - I have all her books on the subject.<br />Glad you have got Lenten roses in there - mine have done particularly well this year. Last year they seeded everywhere and this year purple flowers have popped up in all sorts of odd corners - lovely. Enjoy your summer days in your hideaway.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-8903909116842883872015-04-18T18:20:24.740-04:002015-04-18T18:20:24.740-04:00Roses and peonies are my favorite flowers. Love s...Roses and peonies are my favorite flowers. Love so many roses it would be hard to name just one,,,,,French Lace, Princess de Monaco, Sexy Rexy, McCartney, Peace and Chicago Peace, Memorial Day, Secret, Tiffany,First Prize, Hawkeye Belle, Eden, Cecil Brunner, Pristine and the list goes on.Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069354465347439272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-41539720875134834462015-04-18T18:02:03.674-04:002015-04-18T18:02:03.674-04:00Your personal 'secret garden' sounds amazi...Your personal 'secret garden' sounds amazingly beautiful Pamela - I'm sure it was worth every penny spent and will bring you years of special times among the gorgeous shrubs and flowers. Perhaps you will kindly share some pics later, would love that.<br /><br />Great selection of books - hard to pick favorites as there are so many, but I love these from my shelf - A Growing Gardener by Abbie Zabar (on the rooftops of NYC no less!), and Notes From An Italian Garden by Joan Marble, in Canale north of Rome where ancient Etruscans once lived.<br /><br />I've posted on my own garden today - all pics taken this morning as the azaleas are blooming along with early surprises such as honeysuckle and clematis, and the bluebells are rampant creating small spots that remind me of my much-loved English 'bluebell woods'. The southern gardens are definitely showy this week - blossoms and blooms everywhere. I leave for Europe this week and hope to see many beautiful gardens in several countries!<br /><br />Lovely post Pamela - enjoy the weekend.<br />Hugs - MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-9762202889048257082015-04-18T16:00:14.248-04:002015-04-18T16:00:14.248-04:00You have found so many fabulous books; that last o...You have found so many fabulous books; that last one sounds like one I would like. I agree with the previous comment, Green Thoughts is a delightful read. Your secret garden and your aerie up in the sky (almost) sound like treasures.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-73067918144121649322015-04-18T15:26:07.388-04:002015-04-18T15:26:07.388-04:00Dear Pamela - the best garden book ever is Elena P...Dear Pamela - the best garden book ever is Elena Perenyi's Green Thoughts. I know you will love it.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Green-Thoughts-Writer-Library-Gardening/dp/037575945X/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt.<br />Am off to England London/Sussex/Shropshire in early May. The gardens should be blissful there then.<br />All best wishes.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.com