Product Description

Anyone who has ever created a garden knows that it is a process replete with drama: there's the feverish excitement of drawing up plans and making lists of plants; the bleak depression of realizing the plans will have to be altered; the "Eureka!" moment when a brilliant solution presents itself; the grim frustration of dealing with meddlesome neighbors and recalcitrant plants. Fortunately, there are plenty of ecstasies to balance the agonies in Green Grows the City. Fans of Beverley Nichols will find the same elements that have delighted them in his other books: the wit, the style, and the cats. Those new to Nichols are in for a rare treat.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344935 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 316 pages

Review
"...a charming 1939 book about the author's plot of land in London." Town and Country

"Bless Timber Press for having the good taste to persist in their reprints of the works of this wonderful writer." Elizabeth Licata, Buffalo Spree Magazine

From the Publisher
In Green Grows the City, fans of Beverley Nichols will find the same elements that have delighted them in his other books: the wit, the style, and the cats.

About the Author
Beverley Nichols (1898–1983) was a prolific writer on subjects ranging from religion to politics and travel, in addition to authoring six novels, five detective mysteries, four children's stories, six autobiographies, and six plays. He is perhaps best remembered today for his gardening books. The first of them, Down the Garden Path, centered on his home and garden at Glatton and has been in print almost continuously since 1932. Merry Hall (1951) and its sequels Laughter on the Stairs (1953) and Sunlight on the Lawn (1956) document Nichols's travails in renovating a Georgian mansion and its gardens soon after the war. His final garden was at Sudbrook Cottage, which serves as the setting for Garden Open Today (1963) and Garden Open Tomorrow (1968). The progress of all three gardens was followed avidly by readers of his books and weekly magazine columns.

Customer Reviews

hard or soft cover?
I ordered this item item anticipating a hardback book, and it is a paperback book.

anderson83ster
I like his writing - some more than others as he does get a bit repetitive - but it sure gets me all set to completely do my yard - at least in my head!

green grows the city review
This is a good story about Beverley Nichol's first garden in the city--it gives us insight into his life in between his "country" days, which for his fans, is important. It is funny and very relatable.