Scent Magic Notes from a Gardener

The Sunday Times Gardening Book of the Year 2019 In Scent Magic, a book which is at once romantic and extremely practical, plantswoman, designer and garden-maker extraordinaire Isabel Bannerman immerses the reader in the luscious smells of the fragrant garden through a warmly written account of her year's gardening; and combines this with an encyclopaedic reference work of the best aromatic plants to grow throughout the seasons. Whether evoking the freshly baked sponge smell emanating from wisteria, describing 'Stanwell Perpetual' as "the kind of rose that would taste of apricot and raspberries swirled together", or championing the magic of the Himalayan cowslip, "scented profoundly and deliciously like the dark vault of a Damascus spice merchant'" the glorious poetry of her descriptions is here joined with personal memories and a lifetime's experience of gardening and plant cultivation.

ISBN:	9781910258491
Publisher:	The Pimpernel Press Ltd
Imprint:	Pimpernel Press Ltd
Published date:	03 Oct 2019
DEWEY:	712.6092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	256
Weight:	1282g
Height:	272mm
Width:	217mm
Spine width:	24mm

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