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Valerie Finnis and the Golden Age of Gardening
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                    A glorious photographic record of the postwar English gardening scene by one of the people at its epicentre.
Roald Dahl and his family in their garden at Great Missenden; Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sporting an elegant straw sombrero and snipping delicately at her roses; Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst - these and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finnis.
With a spectacular cast of characters at home in their gardens, weeding, inspecting, watering and standing proudly by their plants, wearing the clothes and fashions of the day, and epitomizing life and society in the second half of the 20th century, this book will be devoured by anyone with a love of British gardens or horticulture in general.
              Roald Dahl and his family in their garden at Great Missenden; Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sporting an elegant straw sombrero and snipping delicately at her roses; Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst - these and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finnis.
With a spectacular cast of characters at home in their gardens, weeding, inspecting, watering and standing proudly by their plants, wearing the clothes and fashions of the day, and epitomizing life and society in the second half of the 20th century, this book will be devoured by anyone with a love of British gardens or horticulture in general.
                    
                    
                      
                    
                      
                    
                      
                        
                          Extent: 160 pp
                        
                        
                      
                    
                      
                        
                          Format: Paperback
                        
                        
                      
                    
                      
                        
                          Illustrations: Illustrated in colour
                        
                        
                      
                    
                      
                    
                      
                                                     
                          Publication date:  2025-04-24                              
                        
                        
                      
                    
                      
                    
                      
                        
                          Size: 22.9 x 16.5 cm
                        
                        
                      
                    
                      
                    
                      ISBN: 9780500298466
                    
                  
                  
              
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
            About the Authors
          
        
        
          Ursula Buchan is an award-winning garden journalist and author who has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines. She trained as a gardener at the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at Wisley and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and has also presented two television series. Her many books include Gardening for Pleasure, Back to the Garden, The English Garden and Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan.
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