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Scent Magic
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Ideal for gardening enthusiasts, lovers of scented plants, and anyone who appreciates the sensual pleasures of nature. Also a thoughtful gift for those seeking inspiration and a deeper connection to gardens.
A beautifully written, highly personal account of the gardening year
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In Scent Magic, a book which is at once romantic and extremely practical, plantswoman, designer, and garden-maker extraordinaire Isobel Bannerman immerses the reader in the luscious scents of the fragrant garden through a warmly written diary of her year's gardening. This is combined with an encyclopaedic reference work of the best aromatic plants to grow throughout the year.
Whether evoking the freshly baked sponge smell emanating from wisteria, describing 'Stanwell Perpetual' as "the kind of rose that would taste of apricot and raspberries swirled together", or championing the magic of the Himalayan cowslip, "scented profoundly and deliciously like the dark vault of a Damascus spice merchant", the glorious poetry of her descriptions is here joined with a lifetime's experience of gardening and plant cultivation.
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Praised as "lyrical, intimate, unique, often random, always interesting" by Katie Campbell in Hortus, the book succeeds in encouraging curiosity beyond mere information. The Irish Times Gardening Books of the Year calls it a "gloriously sensual diary" of garden scents, making it a treasure for gardeners. David Sexton from the Evening Standard lauds it as an "intoxicating" and unmatched gardening book that excites both gardeners and lovers of gardens alike, suggesting it as a life-enhancing gift.
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ISBN: 9781910258491
Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Foreword by Richard E Grant
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Isabel Bannerman is, in the words of Richard E. Grant, 'one of the world's foremost garden designers'. With her husband, Julian, she has designed gardens for King Charles III, for Lord Rothschild, for John Paul Getty . . . and for any number of other grandees and celebrities. But their favourite gardens are those they have made for themselves, notably at Hanham Court near Bristol, Trematon Castle overlooking Plymouth Sound and Ashington Manor in Somerset. Min Hogg, in World of Interiors, describes Isabel and Julian as 'mavericks in the grand manner, touched by genius'. Isabel's first book, Landscape of Dreams, in which her writing was described by Anna Pavord as 'brilliant . . . vivid, engaged' was The Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year 2016, Scent Magic, ('a dream of a book') was The Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year 2019.
Also by Isabel Bannerman
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