tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post1120362280535562650..comments2021-01-06T09:01:35.548+00:00Comments on Garden Monkey's Book Flange: Blog Book ReviewsThe Garden Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125185191272530338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-63389249607332532902008-06-12T21:00:00.000+01:002008-06-12T21:00:00.000+01:00That looks fantastic Esther!I wonder if there's a ...That looks fantastic Esther!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there's a noticeable sales spike after Emmat's and my reviews of JAS' book?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-42454780655378213992008-06-12T09:56:00.000+01:002008-06-12T09:56:00.000+01:00EVERY MAN HIS OWN GARDENER - JOHN HALSHAM - 19...EVERY MAN HIS OWN GARDENER - JOHN HALSHAM - 1904<BR/><BR/>Enjoyable for 'dipping' in and for a sustained read.<BR/><BR/>Interesting spotlight on a moment in gardening history:-<BR/><BR/>Information - how to construct a hotbed.<BR/><BR/>Opinion - that half the troubles of gardeners are caused by gamekeepers.<BR/><BR/>Advice - check on wind direction before sweeping leaves.<BR/><BR/>Warnings - don't use 'The Abomination that goes by the name of "London Manure," the mixture of sweepings of streets and mews with all sorts of dusthole garbage . . . a percentage of old clothes, dead cats and dogs, and crockery . . . '<BR/><BR/>Apprehension - how will the chemical deposits from newly introduced motor cars affect gardening?<BR/><BR/>Folk names - 'Devils Guts' for the roots of bindweed and ground elder.<BR/><BR/>And women - encouraged to garden (at last!). (Though they may find digging heavy clay a bit of a challenge.)<BR/><BR/>If you can get it - you'll love it.<BR/><BR/>EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.com