Dan Pearson : Sanctuary in the City
While it’s lovely that you all dip in regularly to see what’s happening in my garden, do check other bits of the website from time to time. For example, if you click on Gardening Books you will see reviews of books that I recommend. There’s a teetering pile of new publications on my desk, so I will start to work my way through them.
Twilight Garden
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Garden Designers at Home by Noel Kingsbury
Garden Designers at Home
It’s that time of year when the postman’s knees are buckling under the weight of the newly-published gardening books that are making their way to my front door. Over the next few days I’ll introduce you to a few of my favourites that you might like to read starting with :
Home Ground by Dan Pearson
Home Ground: Sanctuary in the City by Dan Pearson. I don’t know whether he knew it when he was writing it, but this book has become a valedictory salute to his much-loved Peckham garden which he left recently for life in the country. It’s a season-by-season journey through the garden over the past 10 years and is packed with interesting anecdotes, useful gardening ideas and wonderful plants. Urban gardens can be tricky and this book is a great guide on how to overcome the problems – and an enjoyable read.
The latest edition of Alastair Sawday’s ‘Special Places to stay in Britain for Garden Lovers’ has just been published. It is crammed full of lovely houses to stay in, with wonderful gardens to wander through. If I could work out a way to get my garden to look after itself, I could spend months wandering round the country visiting them. £12.99 plus £2.99 p&p from www.sawdays.co.uk
