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    My Summer in a Garden
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    Gardening for Health and Nutrition: An Introduction to the Method of Biodynamic Gardening
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    Cal 2005-English Garden
  5. Trees and Shrubs for Eastern Australia
    Trees and Shrubs for Eastern Australia
  6. National System Planning for Protected Areas (Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines S.)
    National System Planning for Protected Areas (Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines S.)
  7. Creative Planting Ideas ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)
    Creative Planting Ideas ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)
  8. Organic Gardening: A Guide for Beginners
    Organic Gardening: A Guide for Beginners
  9. Go Mad! in the Garden: Over 500 Ways to Make Your Garden Grow Greener!
    Go Mad! in the Garden: Over 500 Ways to Make Your Garden Grow Greener!
  10. Traditional English Gardens (Country S.)
    Traditional English Gardens (Country S.)
  11. Rose Gardening A-Z
    Rose Gardening A-Z
  12. Glorious Old Roses
    Glorious Old Roses
  13. A Garden from Hundred Packets of Seed
    A Garden from Hundred Packets of Seed
  14. Georgian Gardens
    Georgian Gardens
  15. The Gardening Book
    The Gardening Book
  16. Edwardian Gardens
    Edwardian Gardens
  17. Plantation Forestry in the Tropics: The Role, Silviculture and Use of Planted Forests for Industrial, Social, Environmental and Agroforestry Purposes
    Plantation Forestry in the Tropics: The Role, Silviculture and Use of Planted Forests for Industrial, Social, Environmental and Agroforestry Purposes
  18. Wild Flowers of Japan: A Field Guide
    Wild Flowers of Japan: A Field Guide
  19. Tender Roses for Tough Climates
    Tender Roses for Tough Climates
  20. West 8 (Skira Architecture Library S.)
    West 8 (Skira Architecture Library S.)
  21. Gardens in the Time of the Great Muslim Empires: Theory and Design (Muqarnas Supplements)
    Gardens in the Time of the Great Muslim Empires: Theory and Design (Muqarnas Supplements)
  22. Spotting Trees in Britain and Europe
    Spotting Trees in Britain and Europe
  23. Container Gardens
    Container Gardens
  24. The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Pruning, Training and Topiary
    The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Pruning, Training and Topiary
  25. Indoor Plants: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Caring for Indoor, Conservatory and Patio Plants
    Indoor Plants: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Caring for Indoor, Conservatory and Patio Plants
My Garden in Summer (My Garden Series)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Dated, but of interest to garden historians...
 My Garden in Summer (My Garden Series)
E. A. Bowles
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ASIN: 088192413X

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3 out of 5 stars Dated, but of interest to garden historians..........2000-12-08

E. A. Bowles book, MY GARDEN IN SUMMER, is part of a several part series of books he wrote describing his garden at Myddelton England during his tenure in the early part of the 20th Century.

I bought this book because I enjoyed books written by Beverly Nichols, an English writer who moved to the countryside after WWII and rebuilt the garden surrounding an old house. Nichols has the help of an excentric gardener, and all sorts of adventures with his cats and kooky maiden neighbors. I thought Mr. Bowles would prove to be another Brit gardener with a wry sense of humour but he is not -- at least in this book.

I am also a fan of Elizabeth Lawrence, a horticulturist with the N.C. State government who practiced her craft in the latter part of the 20th Century, beginning in the 1940s. Ms Lawrence referred to Mr. Bowles books in her own books. I love Ms. Lawrence writing because she not only provides the scientific particulars of each plant, she shares the gardening experiences relayed to her via her correspondance -- with Mr. Howdyshel in Ohio and gardeners in other parts of the country. Ms. Lawrence also provides the reader with many anectdotal bits about the plants, as well as the history of the plant. Ms. Lawrence is factual, sometimes amusing though not funny, and I find her books entertaining.

If MY GARDEN IN SUMMER is a fair sample of Mr. Bowles writing, his book will appeal to no one but the avid historical garden enthusiast with an in-depth knowledge of plants and curiostity about another gardener's experiences with various plants at different times in the last century. Or, someone who intends to visit Myddleton Garden in England, or has visited it might enjoy the book. Being able to see the real thing often helps, and the gardens are being restored--probably why the book was republished.

Mr. Bowles book contains a dozen or so black and white photos of mixed quality. For some reason, about half of them appear in the section he wrote on sedums and succulents. One photo in particular is very pretty, showing a long terrace with about 30-40 pots of various succulents. I'd like a blow-up of that photograph for it's aesthetic properties. You won't be able to identify many of the succulents in the pots, however.

An appendix in the back of the book provides the reader with the current names of the plants Mr. Bowles discusses. In spite of this update, I found the sections of greatest interest to me a bit deficient. On my next visit to England, I will visit Myddleton Garden, and then I'll reread the book -- or sections of it. That should help me better appreciate it.

My Summer in a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not Your Usual Garden Book
  • Behold the onion....
  • Only read Warner
  • Philosopher's Garden
 My Summer in a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)
Charles Dudley Warner
Manufacturer: Modern Library
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0375759468
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Book Description

Oft quoted but seldom credited,Charles Dudley Warner’s My Summer in a Garden is a classic of American garden writing and was a seminal early work in the then fledgling genre of American nature writing. Warner—prominent in his day as a writer and newspaper editor—was a dedicated amateur gardener who shared with Mark Twain, his close friend and neighbor, a sense of humor that remains deliciously fresh today.

In monthly dispatches, Warner chronicles his travails in the garden, where he and his cat, Calvin, seek to ward off a stream of interlopers, from the neighbors’ huge-hoofed cows and thieving children, to the reviled, though “propagatious,” pusley weed. To read Warner is to join him on his rounds of his beloved vegetable patch, to feel the sun on his sore back, the hoe in his blistered hands, and yet, like him, never to lose sight of “the philosophical implications of contact with the earth, and companionship with gently growing things.”

This Modern Library edition is published with an extensive new Introduction by Allan Gurganus, author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and The Practical Heart.

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The love of dirt is among the earliest of passions, as it is the latest. Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure. Fondness for the ground comes back to a man after he has run the round of pleasure and business, eaten dirt, and sown wild-oats, drifted about the world, and taken the wind of all its moods.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not Your Usual Garden Book.......2004-05-13

MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN is a slim volume in a series of neglected gardening classics being reprinted by Modern Library, however, to suggest the subject of the book is limited to gardening is to do it a great disservice. In the guise of a week-by-week account of one summer in his garden Charles Dudley Warner waxes philosophical on religion, society, animals, schoolboys, hunters and neighbors as well as plants. Its style will feel familiar to readers of the later literary garden-musings of E.B. White and Elizabeth Von Arnim. Although Warner died in 1900 his language is remarkably fresh and the complaints and joys of gardening familiar. The side comments on women's suffrage only remind one with surprise that in spite of the similarities he was living in a very different time.

I found the book when tracking down the following Warner quote, "Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently!" and in reading the book discovered other gems such as, "Nothing shows one who his friends are, like prosperity and ripe fruit. I had a good friend in the country, whom I almost never visited except in cherry-time. By your fruits you shall know them." It is the gentle humor and subtle wisdom of his observations that elevate Warner's book above the ordinary. Being, at present, a city dweller transplanted from childhood gardens, I found reading the book a great comfort.

4 out of 5 stars Behold the onion...........2002-05-18

Charles Dudley Warner appears to have lived an enviable life. He was educated when most men did not have an opportunity to become educated. He was editor and publisher of the 'Hartford Courant' and lived in Hartford next door to Samuel Clements. Warner was not only a neighbor but a good friend of Mark Twain with whom he co-authored THE GILDED AGE, and with whom he seems to have shared a sense of humor. Warner's writing is insightful and funny, but not always politically correct according to 21st Century U.S. standards. Allen Gurganus introduces the book with an overly long essay.

In MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN Warner shares 19 weeks of life in his garden (one growing season). His garden is located in Hartford at the edge of a game preserve. During the course of the summer, President Grant is in Hartford and stops by for a visit. As the men sit in Warner's yard, Grant says he can hardly wait to retire to his own garden as he is fed up with politics. Warner has been fighting pusley in his garden and he and Grant discuss the advantage of inviting immigrants who eat pusley and would soon rid the country of both problems.

Warner has various encounters with: hunters tracking quail who stray from the game preserve, one of whom claims he is looking for a lost chicken; small boys who eat berries from his vines and gather nuts from his trees; birds who attack his pea pods, the neighbor's hens who range too freely until he is looking for one to fill a pot; and the owner of a cow pastured in his yard. In spite of drought, theft, and green worms, at the end of the summer Warner is able to put aside enough vegetables to feel he has accomplished something and then his wife Polly takes credit for the work.

Of interest to me is that more than 100 years after Warner published his book, U.S. gardeners can still complain about some of the same things Warner complained about--and more. Most gardeners know that the U.S. has been infested with a whole array of pests and diseases that were not around when Warner gardened. For example, three new plagues including the Varroa mite have attacked American honey bees since the 1980s. Partly these attacks are owing to the introduction of containerized shipments that cannot be inspected and may hold verboten materials (plants, animals, insects). Partly these problems are owing to flagrant violations by individuals who believe U.S. laws concerning the transport of "foreign" plants do not apply to them. Warner's worries about green worms in his celery, witch grass in his potato hills, and pulsey seem mild in comparison.

5 out of 5 stars Only read Warner.......2002-03-13

I was intrigued by the title and sold by the exerpt. Charles Dudley Warner is fun. But skip the opening 30 pages or so. It's not that the other gentlemen don't write well, but they're not exactly fun. Besides, I didn't buy it to read a discussion of his more boring, 'professional' work in all those pages numbered with tiny Roman numerals. So go directly to Warner's first essay (which is the exerpt) on page 11.

5 out of 5 stars Philosopher's Garden.......2001-08-02

Nicely written and witty book about the pleasures of gardening and its relationship to other aspects of life.
My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Comfort Edition]
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    		My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Comfort Edition]
    Charles Dudley Warner
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    ASIN: 142500637X
    Release Date: 2006-10-01

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    A wonderful book by Warner that showcases his love of nature. He shares his experiences that he enjoyed living close to nature for 19 weeks. The focal point is his garden where several famous people visited him including the American president Ulysses Simpson Grant. The book contains vibrant descriptions of flora and fauna as well as the author's views on life and other issues. Riveting!
    My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Edition]
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      		My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Edition]
      Charles Dudley Warner
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      ASIN: 1425001998
      Release Date: 2006-10-01

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      A wonderful book by Warner that showcases his love of nature. He shares his experiences that he enjoyed living close to nature for 19 weeks. The focal point is his garden where several famous people visited him including the American president Ulysses Simpson Grant. The book contains vibrant descriptions of flora and fauna as well as the author's views on life and other issues. Riveting!
      The My Little Pony G3 Collector's Inventory: an unofficial full color illustrated guide to the third generation of MLP including all ponies, playsets and accessories from 2003 to the present
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • FANTASTIC Resource for G3 Collectors!
      • just got it today!!!!
      		 The My Little Pony G3 Collector's Inventory: an unofficial full color illustrated guide to the third generation of MLP including all ponies, playsets and accessories from 2003 to the present
      Summer Hayes
      Manufacturer: Priced Nostalgia Press
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      ASIN: 0978606353
      Release Date: 2007-06-01

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      In 2003, My Little Pony collectors had something to celebrate as Hasbro reintroduced their beloved brand of brightly colored ponies for a third time. For collectors, this third generation (commonly called G3) has not only recreated the thrill of the hunt, but also offered a chance to pass the hobby of collecting down to the next generation.

      Summer Hayes has compiled the first guide to these new MLP items, complete with hundreds of full color photos of all ponies, accessories and playsets both with and without their packaging. With in depth coverage of each MLP item released since 2003 until today, online sellers or collectors will find on each page not only detailed photos for easy identification, but also handy checklists to keep track of accessories and other items that originally came with each set.

      Covering all sets, variants, and special offers thoughout the My Little Pony Celebration, Friendship Ball, Butterfly Island, and Crystal Princess sets, The My Little Pony G3 Collector s Inventory is designed to assist the collector of any age or experience level to identify, organize and complete their collection!

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC Resource for G3 Collectors!.......2007-06-22

      This book is DEFINITELY worth it if you collect the current release My Little Ponies. Everything is very organized, with pictures of the different ponies both in their original packaging and removed from the box. Some even have detailed Cutie Mark pictures. There are notes about special European released items and the peculiar Mexican and Brazilian ponies, as well as those available for general distribution worldwide.

      The only error I caught was a picture mix-up involving Fancy Hair ponies Royal Beauty and Rainbow Treat on page 112. Other than that, everything was perfect!

      It is a fabulous paper resource to organize and catalogue one's collection.

      This could also make a very good gift for children who like the My Little Pony toys, due to the pictures and interesting information, but beware--they could fall in love with one of the RARE ponies like Rosey Posey! ;) Of course, perhaps that would create a budding collector!

      I can't wait to see a second or third edition as the My Little Pony line continues! Heaps of thanks to Summer Hayes for taking the time to get this guide together!

      5 out of 5 stars just got it today!!!!.......2007-06-22

      this books even better than i thought it would be. my sister and i collect all these ponies since they came out in stores and we didn't know which ones we were missing. my mom wants us to sell them so we got this book so we could figure out what went with what because everything is all messed up and mixed up lol. this book is good for that because it tells you what comes with each pony and all their names and that stuff. The pics are all really nice and the whole book is in color with pictures of all the ponies both and in out of their boxes so its nice to just look at them. its a really big book , you could totally hit someone with and do some damage lol.if you love my little pony, this book is really fun!
      My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Large Edition]
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        		My Summer in a Garden [EasyRead Large Edition]
        Charles Dudley Warner
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        ASIN: 1425012612
        Release Date: 2006-10-01

        Book Description

        A wonderful book by Warner that showcases his love of nature. He shares his experiences that he enjoyed living close to nature for 19 weeks. The focal point is his garden where several famous people visited him including the American president Ulysses Simpson Grant. The book contains vibrant descriptions of flora and fauna as well as the author's views on life and other issues. Riveting!
        MY SUMMER IN CAILLEBOTTE'S GARDEN
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Impressions of a Summer Garden . . .
        		MY SUMMER IN CAILLEBOTTE'S GARDEN

        Manufacturer: MOnelle Hayot
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: 2903824207

        Product Description

        In this charming book, young readers are invited to a fascinating tour of the garden of Gustave Caillebotte - the gifted French painter and early supporter of the Impressionists.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Impressions of a Summer Garden . . . .......2007-05-02

        It is Spring, a glorious season in Indiana's Hill Country - - from the first coral blush to the dense coverage of many shades of green - - wherever your eyes turn. Reviewer mcHaiku doesn't choose to rush the season but while rereading "My Summer in Caillebotte's Garden" by Monelle Hayot (or the French edition "Mon ete avec Caillebotte" [2711831302]) there is a feeling of being swamped by expectations for summer, and excitement about garden projects, and the prospects of swimming & fishing, games & crafts.

        The author has created a story about 8-year-old Camille, son of the caretaker for the family estate of artist Gustave Caillebotte, a short distance from paris. Readers tour the gardens with Camille, and we are treated to glimpses of some of Caillebotte's work painted on that estate. The self-portrait (facing pg.16) is a particular favorite, along with scenes of fishing. The pastel of a man swimming (pg.69) resembles very closely David Hockney's swimmer 130 years later. The cover of "My Garden . . ." shows the many bell jars protecting tender plants, a most delightful country composition painted by this man who did not receive deserved accolades in his lifetime.

        Gustave Caillebotte had an eye for collecting art and could weigh strengths & potential 'staying power' in the works of his contemporaries. Perhaps his fame as a collector & his monumental gifts to the nation, caused judges to underrate the quality of his work. For me, contemplating his history and the wide range of subjects he painted become a fascinating backdrop for Monelle Hayot's story. "My Summer . . ." can be a springboard for the many summer activities suggested in detail, and best of all a way for children to discover art in a most comfortable way, altogether without intimidation.

        Just warm, fragrant summer Joy, filled with color! A perfect vacation book for another eight-year-old.
        My Summer in a Garden
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          		My Summer in a Garden
          Charles Dudley Warner
          Manufacturer: Osgood & Co.
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          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000OBD8MM
          My Garden in Summer
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            		My Garden in Summer
            E A Bowles
            Manufacturer: STERLING PUBLISHING +*COMPANY
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            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000SMUF7S
            The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner: Volume 1: My Summer in a Garden. - Backlog Studies. - Baddeck
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              		The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner: Volume 1: My Summer in a Garden. - Backlog Studies. - Baddeck
              Charles Dudley Warner
              Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
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              Binding: Paperback

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              ASIN: 1402163630
              Release Date: 2001-08-16

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              Edited by Thomas R. Lounsbury. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1904 edition by the American Publishing Company, Hartford (Conn.).

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