The Charm of Gardens

CONTENTS

PART I

A VIEW OF ENGLAND

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I.	The Spirit of Gardens	3

II.	The Garden of England: The Patchwork Quilt	10

III.	A Country Lane: A Memory from Abroad	18

IV.	Fields	23

V.	Episode of the Contented Tailor	27

VI.	The Bluebell Wood and the Calm Stone Dog	35

VII.	The Tailor’s Sister’s Tombstone	42

VIII.	The Cottage Garden	54

IX.	A Feast of Wild Strawberries	64

X.	The Praises of a Country Life	71


PART II

GARDENS AND HISTORY

I.	The Roman Garden in England	75

II.	St. Fiacre, Patron Saint of Gardeners and Cab-Drivers	88

III.	Evelyn’s “Sylva”	96


PART III

	KALENDARIUM HORTENSE	108


PART IV

GARDEN MOODS

I.	Town Gardens	151

II.	The Effect of Trees	163

III.	A Lover of Gardens	182

IV.	Of the Crown of Thorns	185

V.	Of Apples	187

VI.	Of the First Gardener	189

VII.	Of the First Roses	191

VIII.	Of the Abbey Garden	193

IX.	The Olympian Aspect	195

X.	Evening Red and Morning Grey	204

XI.	Garden Promises	213

XII.	Garden Paths	220

XIII.	The Gardens of the Dead	233

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