Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working AmateurLongmans, Green, 1904 - 286 páginas |
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... young in gar- dening , cannot tell what to make of it . And yet the two writers are both able gardeners , and both absolutely trustworthy , only they should have said , " In my experi- ence in this place such a plant can only be done in ...
... young in gar- dening , cannot tell what to make of it . And yet the two writers are both able gardeners , and both absolutely trustworthy , only they should have said , " In my experi- ence in this place such a plant can only be done in ...
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... of rosy flush . Where the bark has not yet peeled , the stem is clouded and banded with delicate grey , and with the silver - green of lichen . For about two feet upward from the ground , in the case of young 8 WOOD AND GARDEN.
... of rosy flush . Where the bark has not yet peeled , the stem is clouded and banded with delicate grey , and with the silver - green of lichen . For about two feet upward from the ground , in the case of young 8 WOOD AND GARDEN.
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... young trees of about seven to nine inches diameter , the bark is dark in colour , and lies in thick and extremely rugged upright ridges , contrasting strongly with the smooth white skin above . Where the two join , the smooth bark is ...
... young trees of about seven to nine inches diameter , the bark is dark in colour , and lies in thick and extremely rugged upright ridges , contrasting strongly with the smooth white skin above . Where the two join , the smooth bark is ...
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... young suckers are cut away . They are of straight , clean growth , and we prize them as the best possible sticks for Chrysanthe- mums and potted Lilies . After this bold thinning , instead of dense thickety bushes we have a few strong ...
... young suckers are cut away . They are of straight , clean growth , and we prize them as the best possible sticks for Chrysanthe- mums and potted Lilies . After this bold thinning , instead of dense thickety bushes we have a few strong ...
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... young trees . A firm grasp and a sharp tug brings them up with a fine supply of good fibrous root . After two years in the nursery they are just right to plant out . The trees in the nut - walk were grown in this way fourteen years ago ...
... young trees . A firm grasp and a sharp tug brings them up with a fine supply of good fibrous root . After two years in the nursery they are just right to plant out . The trees in the nut - walk were grown in this way fourteen years ago ...
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Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... Gertrude Jekyll Visualização integral - 1914 |
Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... Gertrude Jekyll Visualização integral - 1901 |
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