A Gentle Plea for Chaos by Mirabel Osler (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Gentle Plea for Chaos by Mirabel Osler All consuming and witty look at one womans garden FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book the author describes the way her garden evolved and how, without meaning to do so, she let it take over her life. She suggests moving away from planning, regimentation and gardening with the mentality of a stamp-collector. Frequently funny and always stimulating, she writes of the alchemy of gardens, of the 19th-century plant-collectors and plant illustrators and of the gardening philosophers, all fertilizing great thoughts along with their hollyhocks. She won the 1988 Sinclair Consumer Press Garden Writer of the Year Award. Notes All consuming and witty look at one womans garden Author Biography Mirabel Osler is the critically acclaimed author of A Breath from Elsewhere and the classic A Gentle Plea for Chaos. She lives in Shropshire. Promotional All consuming and witty look at one womans garden Long Description In this book the author describes the way her garden evolved and how, without meaning to do so, she let it take over her life. She suggests moving away from planning, regimentation and gardening with the mentality of a stamp-collector. Frequently funny and always stimulating, she writes of the alchemy of gardens, of the 19th-century plant-collectors and plant illustrators and of the gardening philosophers, all fertilising great thoughts along with their hollyhocks. She won the 1988 Sinclair Consumer Press Garden Writer of the Year Award. Promotional "Headline" All consuming and witty look at one womans garden Details ISBN1408817896 Author Mirabel Osler Year 2011 ISBN-10 1408817896 ISBN-13 9781408817896 Format Paperback Publication Date 2011-05-16 Media Book Pages 192 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 635 Short Title GENTLE PLEA FOR CHAOS Language English Residence ENK Edition Re-issue UK Release Date 2011-05-16 NZ Release Date 2011-05-16 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2011-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:36565317;

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