Miss Willmott of Warley Place: Her Life and Her Gardens - Brossura

Le Lievre, Audrey

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571243525 ISBN 13: 9780571243525

Casa editrice: Faber and Faber, 2011

Riassunto

Born in 1858 to a wealthy family, Ellen Willmott became one of the great figures in British gardening. She owned three gardens, in England, France and Italy, and employed over a hundred gardeners at Warley Place alone. She mixed with royalty and her name was associated with the greatest gardeners of her day: Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson and E. A. Bowles. In 1894 she joined the Royal Horticultural Society and in 1897 she was one of the first sixty recipients (and one of only two women) to receive the Victoria Medal of Honour. An acknowledged and admired expert in her field she died in 1934 aged 76, but by then she was alone and nearly bankrupt. First published in 1980 Audrey Le Lievre's carefully researched biography is a fascinating account of a woman who was hugely respected in her day and who left an enduring mark on the horticultural world.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Faber and Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0571243525
• ISBN 13: 9780571243525
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248