Famous Gardeners and their poetry

"Tell me what it is you plan to do with 

your one and wild precious life?"

Mary Oliver (Ohio)

One of her lovely poems is called The Swan. 

It is so beautifully written. 

Claydon House

"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, 

between the 

shadow and the soul." 

Pablo Neruda. (Poet)

 

Claydon House,
Buckinghamshire

"For most of history, Anonymous was a woman."
Virginia Woolf 
 









 

Christopher Lloyd 

He wrote so many books on gardening and 

he is so engaging and easy to read. 

I find  'In My Garden' a great book to read. 

It is timeless which is a real skill 

of such a talented writer. 

He has left me me with so many fabulous 

memories of his own 

garden and all the things he did in his life. 

He was so loved by so many people. 

He lived in the most fabulous house and gardens 

known as Great Dixter all his life. 

It is a truly inspirational place 

and so worth a visit. 

"Gardening is the purest of human pleasures."
Francis Bacon

Going back in history we have so 

many inspiring 

Gardeners we can follow. 

Vita Sackville West was so resourcefu

l and talented. 

She has written many books and long

 descriptive poetry.

Quote " The whole of Sissinghurst reeks of hops, 

which I find an agreeably Kentish smell."

Vita Sackville West

We all need to get inspiration 

and ideas from different sources. 

The Internet can be useful in ways

to do a quick plant search or find

a picture to identify a plant. 

But the best source is to read up on what famous

Gardeners have written and read their take on 

what to plant where and how to get the most 

from plants. 

There is so much to learn when you 

are starting out and we all need a little help 

along the way. 

I do urge you to check out some

such great authors. 

Robin Lane Fox started his career 

at The Botanical Garden in Munich.

Later he was a Garden Master of 

New College Oxford. 

He also wrote a Gardening column 

in the Financial Times 

for many years. 

He published many books but the top 

best sellers were

'Better Gardening' and 'Variations on a Garden'.

He wrote of Christopher Lloyd

"He was the acknowledged king of garden writers. 

One of the most influential

masters of practical gardening in all its forms. 

The most thoughtful of Gardeners."

Beatrix Potter 

She was a great Gardener and 

of course famous 

writter especailly of childrens books.

To me she was very resourceful

 in her time 

and was very hard working too. 

She lived in different parts of the 

United Kindgom 

and most famously the Lake District.

Her favourite was said to be Camfield Place 

in Hertfordshire, close to Hatfield House. 

Carol Klein is the most enthusiastic 

Gardener I have come across. 

She is so full of confidence and resourcefulness and really can help 

you see the wood from the trees. 

She is very easy to follow and she

helps all kinds of people 

to create beautiful gardens from scratch. 

She has written a lot of books as well 

as being a Garden presenter. 

One of here really neat books I have is 

called 'Grow your own Veg Journal.'

 It has simple headings for each month, 

dealing with pests, how to grow sweetcorn

etc, some recipes etc. 

It is split up into weeks 

so you can record what you 

have sown when. 

A useful book to help you 

as you are going along. 

We all need to learn and experiment 

with plants. Sometimes we win and 

sometimes we loose. 

It can be hugely frustrating when 

plants don't grow and there is always 

a reason why.

We may be planting the something 

we love in a very unsuitable place but 

by reading up on what the experts say 

we should hopefully learn the right 

things to do.

Who do you enjoy reading about? 

Who inspires you?

I find all writers who can 

put over a message 

clearly makes it an interesting read. 

So often we just need to check why 

a plant is struggling and where 

better to go than the experts.

Do let me know. 

It is good to read articles as well for 

a good source

 of planting information.

The Guardian has a great 

week-end magazine 

which always has articles on 

someone sharing their favourite plants 

and I have so many cuts outs 

throughout different months.  

It really is worth following. 

One article 

by Gardener, Alys Fowler 

was about Apples

and the many varieties 

we can choose from. 

It was really informative 

as she is always 

engaging and amusing. 

I urge you to take a look.