Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life

Name: Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life
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SKU: 9781604693638
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The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales

By Marta McDowell

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Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell explores the inspiration behind Potter's beloved tales, focusing on her love of nature and gardening. The book delves into Potter's personal connection with her garden, detailing how her horticultural pursuits influenced her writing and artwork. Through vivid descriptions and historical context, it offers an insightful look into the synergy between Potter's creative worlds and her passion for plants.
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If you have a passion for both gardening and literature, you might enjoy this book as it beautifully intertwines the enchanting life of a beloved author with her love of horticulture. It's perfect for those who appreciate picturesque illustrations and insights into the creative inspirations behind classic tales.

Richly illustrated and filled with quotations from her books, letters, and journals, Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is essential reading for all who know and cherish Beatrix Potter and her classic tales.

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A New York Times Bestseller

There aren't many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters—Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest—exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens.

In Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, bestselling author Marta McDowell explores the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and shows how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her.

Next, follow Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a traveller's guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter's gardens today.

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Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell explores the enchanting gardens that inspired Beatrix Potter's beloved tales. With a combination of rare photographs and beautiful watercolours, the book delves into Potter's passion for horticulture, showcasing her close connection with nature and how it influenced her work and life. It's a rich tapestry of visuals and insights perfect for fans of Potter and gardening alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781604693638

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 November 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Timber Press

Illustration: 163 color photos and illustrat

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 166.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 340

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Arts & Culture Home & Garden Marta McDowell Non-Fiction

About the Author

Marta McDowell lives, gardens, and writes in Chatham, New Jersey. She consults for public gardens and private clients, writes and lectures on gardening topics, and teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, where she studied landscape design. Her particular interest is in authors and their gardens, the connection between the pen and the trowel.

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