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Some Branch Against the Sky
G. F. Dutton
其他書名
The Practice and Principles of Marginal Gardening
出版David & Charles, 1997
主題Gardening / GeneralGardening / LandscapeGardening / Regional / General
ISBN07153064059780715306406
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yxFIAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This is the story of a unique garden carved out of nine acres of hillside in the Scottish Highlands by Geoffrey Dutton, molecular biologist, climber, poet and white-water swimmer. It is a magical world, part cultivated, part wilderness, of glens, caves, native woodland and wild river, sustained by an understanding of and respect for its ecological balance. The author describes his 40 years' adventure of bringing together the climate, scenery, flora and fauna of a dramatic piece of landscape into a satisfying whole. He shows how the various components - native and introduced - co-operate season by season and how they are tuned to give maximum pleasure and minimum work throughout the year. Comparing his own garden to any largeish site in a marginal area, he demonstrates how the principles of planning and planting are the same everywhere, allowing the reader the pleasure of applying them to the challenge of a particular location.