Introduction by Duncan Brine

This book offers that most rare of gardening resources-inspiration and vision. A practical step-by-step guide accompanies excerpts from the works of Louisa May Alcott, Ivan Turgenev, Carl Sandburg, D. H. Lawrence, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charlotte Brontë, Thomas Hardy, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Victor Hugo, and others-allowing readers to recreate literature’s great gardens in their own backyard.(Amazon)

The Literary Garden…begins at the point where literature and horticulture converge. Then, it wanders down the garden path to include notes and advice on growing flowers and plants, sources for seeds and information, suggestions on garden activities and recipes. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

About the Author
Duncan Brine is a Princeton-educated landscape designer who worked in theater and film before founding his firm, Horticultural Design Inc., in 1984. Specializing in naturalistic gardens, his work has taken him from rooftop gardens in Manhattan to rural properties throughout the East Coast.

People are always searching for ways to make their gardens unique-and what better place to look for inspiration than the pages of great books? With excerpts from treasured novels and beautifully rendered line drawings of the imaginary gardens or plantings they describe, The Literary Garden celebrates the sublime pleasures of gardening and reading. Combining literary inspiration and practical instruction, this splendid book helps readers bring to life their favorite fictional gardens in all their magnificent glory.

Includes excerpts from works by:
* Louisa May Alcott
* Carl Sandburg
* Harriet Beecher Stowe
* Thomas Hardy
* F. Scott Fitzgerald
* Ivan Turgenev
* D.H. Lawrence
* Charlotte Bronte
* Edith Wharton
* Victor Hugo
* and others! (Barnes and Noble)

Excerpts from literary works inspire practical tips and ideas in this unusual compilation. Conrad Aiken’s THE DARK CITY leads to thoughts on commuter gardening, Thomas Hardy’s RETURN OF THE NATIVE to maypole construction, Zola’s NANA to a kitchen garden, and Trollope’s THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON to lawn games like croquet and bowls.(Alibris)