At West Dean by Jim Buckland
At West Dean is the story of how Sarah Wain and Jim Buckland brought back to life a neglected garden in Sussex and is a celebration of the gardening excellence they have established there.
'I am in awe of what Sarah Wain & Jim Buckland have achieved at West Dean and this superb book is a testament to inspired, uncompromising horticulture at its very best' -- Monty Don
Robin Lane Fox 'a beacon of high standards... I have learned much from it and found tips here for us all, proven by the couple’s years of hard work.' * Financial Times *
Jason Goodwin 'the splendour of the great house...is [now] matched by its setting... The lesson from rebuilding West Dean gardens over the past 27 years might be summed up as Make Haste Slowly.' * Country Life *
'The lucid text...[is] an unsentimental account of hard-won practical experience.The photographs...are of unsurpassable quality and aptness' * Spectator *
'Sarah Wain and Jim Buckland share their 25-year journey, meticulous work and artistic vision that went into transforming this glorious garden... Illustrated with stunning photography by Andrea Jones, the book provides inspiration and sound advice for all gardeners.' * Period Living *
Robin Lane Fox 'a beacon of high standards... I have learned much from it and found tips here for us all, proven by the couple’s years of hard work.' * Financial Times *
Jason Goodwin 'the splendour of the great house...is [now] matched by its setting... The lesson from rebuilding West Dean gardens over the past 27 years might be summed up as Make Haste Slowly.' * Country Life *
'The lucid text...[is] an unsentimental account of hard-won practical experience.The photographs...are of unsurpassable quality and aptness' * Spectator *
'Sarah Wain and Jim Buckland share their 25-year journey, meticulous work and artistic vision that went into transforming this glorious garden... Illustrated with stunning photography by Andrea Jones, the book provides inspiration and sound advice for all gardeners.' * Period Living *
JIM BUCKLAND graduated with honours from the world famous Diploma in Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. He managed historic public gardens in both Australia and the UK before arriving at West Dean Gardens as gardens manager in 1991. He is a trustee of the Professional Gardeners’ Trust and was awarded the RHS Associate of Honour for distinguished service to horticulture in his professional working life. Jim’s role at the gardens in multi-faceted but he has a particular passion for the St Roche’s Arboretum which he has reimagined as a tranquil haven of wildflower glades while introducing new tree and shrub planting and applying careful custodianship of its extensive mature tree collection. He has lectured both in the UK and abroad and is a regular contributor to magazines.SARAH WAIN gained a Diploma in Horticultural Science Australia and then worked in the temperate department at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew for three years. She managed a local council nursery and the gardens at Burnley Horticultural College in Australia before joining West Dean Gardens as gardens supervisor in 1991. Sarah is a member of the RHS Vegetable Trials Forum and is a recipient of the Professional Gardeners’ Guild ‘Loyal and Outstanding Service Award’ and the Institute of Horticulture Award. Sarah is a horticultural polymath and is, among other things, the brains behind West Dean’s wide range of glasshouse crops including ferns, exotic ornamentals, chillies and tomatoes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711238923 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711238928 |
| Title | At West Dean |
| Author | Jim Buckland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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