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The Pottery Gardener :Flowers and Hens at the Emma Bridgewater Factory
The Pottery Gardener :Flowers and Hens at the Emma Bridgewater Factory
paperback
Published:
29 June, 2020
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Description
The Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent is a mecca for lovers of its iconic pottery; but tucked within is a walled garden bursting with nectar-rich, jazzy-toned flowers and rare-breed chickens. This is where Arthur Parkinson – gardener, florist and poultry keeper – used to work his magic.
Inspired by his friend, gardener and florist Sarah Raven, and childhood hen-keeping pen pal the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Parkinson’s domain was one of resplendent flowers, platoon feather-legged hens, handwritten blackboards, flower arranging and wasteland foliage foraging – all carried out in one of the most unlikely places a garden could happen to exist: a working pottery.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780750992411 |
| ISBN10 | 0750992417 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | The History Press Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
Media Reviews
‘I cannot describe how much I love this charming book: its ravishing photographs of flowers and chickens and bees transport you straight into the heart of Arthur’s garden … Arthur’s love of living things is completely infectious and makes you want to go outside now to see what you can do in your own garden to make the world a lovelier place …’
-- Joanna Lumley‘I love this book – its confidence with colour, its passion, its knowledge of the very best plants, and the fanciest breeds of poultry all married together with sumptuous photographs. That Arthur has managed to do this in an inner city, turning a bleak factory yard into a most exotic, duchess-worthy garden makes it the most inspiring garden book I have seen in years.’
-- Sarah RavenGoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
ARTHUR PARKINSON trained at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, before working for Sarah Raven at Perch Hill, East Sussex. He then became head gardener at the Emma Bridgewater Factory garden and has written for numerous special interest magazines and newsletters. His garden has been featured in The Guardian, Garden News, Gardenista and Staffordshire Life. He also gives talks at Perch Hill.