The Book of Town & Window Gardening by Frances A. Bardswell
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"The Book of Town & Window Gardening" by Frances A. Bardswell is a practical gardening guide written in the early 20th century. The book offers insights and advice specifically tailored for urban dwellers who wish to cultivate plants in limited spaces typical of city environments, such as window boxes, balconies, and rooftops. Its likely focus is on encouraging urban residents to connect with nature by growing flowers and plants despite the challenges
of urban living, pollution, and space constraints. The opening of the book establishes a fond acknowledgment of London as a city vibrant with the presence of flowers, even amid its smoke and smog. Bardswell describes the deep-rooted English love for gardening and the joy that comes from growing one's own plants, asserting that self-cultivated flowers inspire genuine affection that cut flowers cannot match. She reassures potential city gardeners that many plants thrive in urban conditions and presents a variety of suitable flowers, such as Sweet Peas and Pyrethrums, emphasizing their beauty and hardiness in the midst of the challenging cityscape. The author sets a warm and encouraging tone, inviting readers to find fulfillment and joy through the practice of town gardening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Bardswell, Frances A. |
|---|---|
| Editor | Roberts, Harry, 1871-1946 |
| LoC No. | 04013623 |
| Title | The Book of Town & Window Gardening |
| Alternate Title | The Book of Town and Window Gardening |
| Series Title | Handbooks of practical gardening, 19 |
| Credits |
Produced by David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | SB: Agriculture: Plant culture |
| Subject | Gardening |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57251 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-57251-2 |
| Release Date | Jun 2, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 526 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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