The Gardener's Companion (Robson Companions Ser)
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Book Description
For anyone who has ever put on a pair of gloves, picked up a shovel, and gone into a garden in search of flowers, beauty, and inspiration—just open this book, and you’ll soon find out: Why leaves change color. Who invented the flame–throwing weeder. Why the Victorians prevented women from owning orchids. How to bury your loved one in the garden. Who are the patron saints of goldfish and lost gardening tools. What happened when David Niven found Greta Garbo swimming naked in a pool. What Saffron Walden is famous for. Where the practice of kissing under mistletoe originated… and more than 500 more gardening gobbets, botanical amusements, and horticultural ha–has.
From the Publisher
Ever wonder what happens to the 36,000 tennis balls used at the annual Wimbledon championships? Or what was on the menu at Henry IV’s coronation? Would you like to know how to master the Japanese art of packing a rucksack? Or how to say hello in 20 different languages? The delightfully eclectic, exceedingly collectable volumes in the Companion Series are bursting with useful trivia and quirky facts to amuse and amaze. Pleasingly designed, eminently browsable, downright addictive.
The Gardener's Companion (Robson Companions Ser),Vicky Bamforth,Robson Books, Limited,1861057717,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,General,Reference,Trivia,Gardening / General,Reference works
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