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100 1 _aBright, Henry Arthur,
_d1830-1884
245 1 4 _aThe English Flower Garden :
_bwith illustrative notes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-05-17
508 _aProduced by Giovanni Fini, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The English Flower Garden" by Henry Arthur Bright is an essay written in the late 19th century. This work offers an outline history of English gardens while also emphasizing what brings true charm and happiness to a garden. Bright argues that gardens should celebrate individual plants and their histories rather than simply serve as displays of color, aiming to encourage a deeper appreciation of gardening. At the start of the essay, the author reflects on the growing interest in gardening across various settings in England, from grand estates to modest suburban gardens. He discusses the numerous publications dedicated to gardening, highlighting the historical significance of English gardens and addressing the cultural and aesthetic changes they've undergone over time. Bright critiques the shift towards bedding-out—using bright, uniform plants for visual effect—which he believes detracts from the joy of individual flowers and their unique stories, setting the stage for a discussion about the potential for a return to more thoughtful, diverse gardening practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFlower gardening -- England
653 _aGardens -- England
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48985
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