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Gardening

Spaldeen

(219 posts)

9. How old?

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 07:00 PM

Nov 2014

The best "garden story" book I read was Success With Small Fruits, E.P. Roe (1881).

It was written by THE E.P. Roe, the 19th century novelist.

I would also recommend The Home Acre, also by Roe, published in 1887.

You won't realize you're reading a book on gardening until it is too late!

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Looking for book suggestions about gardeners [View all] Pendrench Nov 2014 OP

Dunno from books, but... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #1

Hi Erich - Pendrench Nov 2014 #5

Our very own NRaleighLiberal could probably help you. femmocrat Nov 2014 #2

Hi femmocrat - Pendrench Nov 2014 #6

Lots of good ones... TygrBright Nov 2014 #3

Hi Bright - Pendrench Nov 2014 #7

I used to enjoy Allen Lacy's columns a lot, so blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #11

Louise Riotte PADemD Nov 2014 #4

Hi PADemD - Pendrench Nov 2014 #8

How old? Spaldeen Nov 2014 #9

My favorite memoir-y story of urban gardening is intheflow Nov 2014 #10