Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Indoor GardenerHarper Collins, 02.04.2010 - 372 Seiten Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman’s unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger’s wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life—a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck—is interwoven with the fascinating history of conservatories from the Renaissance orangeries to the glass palaces of Kew. |
Inhalt
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two Oranges | 11 |
three Construction | 34 |
four Plant Hunting | 68 |
seven Wintergardens | 159 |
eleven Apopka | 260 |
twelve Paradise | 285 |
thirteen Living Walls | 308 |
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Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Indoor Gardener Ruth Kassinger Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2011 |
Paradise Under Glass: An Amateur Creates a Conservatory Garden Ruth Kassinger Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2010 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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