tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post3278617185126445079..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: Well look at this - a book review. Not done one of these since school!Elizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78138657753836656072010-03-18T20:15:21.005+00:002010-03-18T20:15:21.005+00:00Having completed my rambly review I'm now wand...Having completed my rambly review I'm now wandering round to see what others have said about this book. It's interesting to see where we think the same and where we don't.<br /><br />You mention the grass seed - I too found I came away from the book with tips I value - like attracting the roots of seedlings to a little bamboo stick so they don't get caught on the side of the hole you are pricking out into.<br /><br />And the funnest thing was his suggestion to take some bulbs and throw them in the air and plant them where they land. I'd be worried about damaging them but as a way to be random . . .<br /><br />Esther<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for the wonderful compliments about my blog at the beginning of your post, Elizabeth.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-2207121233909427692010-03-12T22:29:43.962+00:002010-03-12T22:29:43.962+00:00I am feeling a bit bad about the idea that my revi...I am feeling a bit bad about the idea that my review has deterred anyone from buying the book - it is very good in many ways, just perhaps not for me right now at the stage I am at in my gardening life. That sounds a bit grand. You know what I mean I hope.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-34161858519724737302010-03-09T22:35:54.708+00:002010-03-09T22:35:54.708+00:00A most informative and in depth review Elizabeth -...A most informative and in depth review Elizabeth - I think that the joined forces of you and VP have persuaded me to not to buy this book but I have may have done so a few years back.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-37118584188942524802010-03-06T23:40:11.166+00:002010-03-06T23:40:11.166+00:00What they all said. Can I borrow Ian, by the way?What they all said. Can I borrow Ian, by the way?Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-79182627110901428252010-03-06T18:51:54.422+00:002010-03-06T18:51:54.422+00:00Great review. Positive and practical - like the bo...Great review. Positive and practical - like the book really. But I am wondering why you need all those books when your gardening could knock most of our efforts (well my efforts) into a cocked hat.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78647725048293125182010-03-06T15:37:48.441+00:002010-03-06T15:37:48.441+00:00Karen - I have been wondering around dreaming and ...Karen - I have been wondering around dreaming and scheming today too.<br />paula - I do think you need both or gardening becomes just a form of outside housekeeping.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-91293508429484102422010-03-04T16:04:48.907+00:002010-03-04T16:04:48.907+00:00Oops - it was fine until Blogger decided to post t...Oops - it was fine until Blogger decided to post the same comment twice!M@M aka VP ;)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15562276240205729723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20886290284824623002010-03-04T16:03:01.402+00:002010-03-04T16:03:01.402+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.M@M aka VP ;)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15562276240205729723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-64761255341971872962010-03-04T16:02:58.367+00:002010-03-04T16:02:58.367+00:00Good to compare notes with you :)
I think we have...Good to compare notes with you :)<br /><br />I think we have similar thoughts overall about the book.<br /><br />And isn't it lovely to get a review copy? Makes one feel rather special.<br /><br />I can confirm there's still comment problems - came in via a direct link to your post and couldn't comment, but coming back in via your Home page was fine.M@M aka VP ;)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15562276240205729723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-29024801970830214752010-03-04T14:41:31.862+00:002010-03-04T14:41:31.862+00:00As I can only dream of having a garden, I really d...As I can only dream of having a garden, I really did enjoy reading your review. That you felt an absence of the inspirational in the book would be very helpful to someone with a real garden.<br /><br />As others have already written, I bet that you'll soon be sent many more books to review. Well done!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26070877000776884592010-03-04T12:56:30.453+00:002010-03-04T12:56:30.453+00:00What a well balanced and fair review. Having watch...What a well balanced and fair review. Having watched TB on the programme I would imagine that the book reflects his personality, not wildly charismatic. I'm sure it is a practical book.<br />But for me, I want to be inspired in the same way that I am when I find a beautiful patchwork book....colour, shapes, almost the feeling that you can reach in and touch the plants.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-91218138793813821302010-03-04T03:15:06.807+00:002010-03-04T03:15:06.807+00:00What fun, to be invited to review a book. I wish ...What fun, to be invited to review a book. I wish that there were more DIY books for the Canadian market - I'd buy them all. As it is, the DIY books are all British or American. Something particular to the Pacific Northwest would be good!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-85688008179710688422010-03-03T18:58:25.680+00:002010-03-03T18:58:25.680+00:00Perhaps you could keep this book just as a referen...Perhaps you could keep this book just as a reference for the building/how-to aspect of gardening, and get some of those fantastic flower and herb books for true inspiration. A healthy combination of both is useful in creating a truly great garden, no?<br /><br />Also, since you already see the drawbacks of the how-to book, you can avoid them and only use the info that you really need from it. No DIY electrical work - I agree!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-51536492756434507012010-03-03T18:43:01.652+00:002010-03-03T18:43:01.652+00:00a lovely book review, very even handed and gave a ...a lovely book review, very even handed and gave a great idea of what was in all the book, - a brilliant first go, - I also think you will be inundated with gardening books now, - hopefully the dreamy typeClaire, Plantpassionhttp://www.plant-passion.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-24772551512620342742010-03-03T12:09:57.554+00:002010-03-03T12:09:57.554+00:00I think this may be the start of some great review...I think this may be the start of some great reviews coming from your way Elizabeth! A detailed and impartial view, however I don't think I will be rushing to buy this one (but I do hope TB makes a success of it). I like to dream about plants and be inspired - the aspirational Gardens Illustrated fits the bill. Swoon! I'm a great fan of Monty Don for any practical aspect of gardening and Anna Pavord for the beauty. I go to sleep each night with Bulb by my bedside!<br /><br />JeanneReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-42741140995153584862010-03-03T11:27:41.135+00:002010-03-03T11:27:41.135+00:00Great review Elizabeth - wish the ones in the gard...Great review Elizabeth - wish the ones in the gardening press were as enlightening.Dawn/LittleGreenFingershttp://www.littlegreenfingers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-75887403214605541432010-03-03T09:46:56.826+00:002010-03-03T09:46:56.826+00:00Excellent review elizabeth!It certainly gives me a...Excellent review elizabeth!It certainly gives me a good idea of who would and who wouldn't get something out this type of gardening book (third son just bought house and mad keen on creating a garden - shed, wall and all)but also the suggestions for an accompanying inspirational book is very useful. Thank you (think I have the birthday present sorted!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-18374332663873209122010-03-03T04:11:46.782+00:002010-03-03T04:11:46.782+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.オテモヤンhttp://e-nixi.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-80215296116141999582010-03-02T23:15:59.588+00:002010-03-02T23:15:59.588+00:00That is a very fair review, and I think if my (gro...That is a very fair review, and I think if my (grown up) children ever decide to do something with their garden it is the book I would buy for them.<br /><br />You mentioning Adam the Gardner brought back all sorts of memories for me too! Such fun.<br /><br />I do SO know what you mean about about staring off into the middle distance "dreaming and scheming"<br />KKaren - An Artist's Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-40784974658514663392010-03-02T23:15:50.057+00:002010-03-02T23:15:50.057+00:00Laurie - precisely. I also quite like knowing how...Laurie - precisely. I also quite like knowing how to do it without necessarily ever doing it.<br />Dan - thank you. I think Toby does a good job of making people feel they can get involved. I think I might be able to build a dry stone wall but I know a man who definitely can so I will stick to mulching and pruning and writing and making socks<br />S&S - good to have both inspiration and practicality, although if I had to chose just one I would go for inspiration and try to work the other one out!<br />eleanor's byre - well if you love gardens and gardening books you must be well along the way. And I am not always passionate. I am a sadly fair weather gardener and disappear indoors to eat nice things when it goes cold.<br />Sue - it is not earnest, actually quite jolly in tone (there is a nice throw away lawn about thinking of a seriously cared for lawn as a sort of pet) just very task focussed!<br />La Petite Gallery - thank you. The cottage is lovely though I say so myself!<br />Chris - deluge? gardening books? bring it on!<br />Mountainear - yes I am with you on the magic and poetry although it didn't look too magical out in our leaf pile today!<br />Kitty - you are very kind. I suspect it might be the place which is lovely rather than the garden. Yes, spot on as ever - I am a Gardens Illustrated rather than a Gardeners World person too.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-11780147097771752072010-03-02T21:52:39.018+00:002010-03-02T21:52:39.018+00:00Firstly: you DO have a lovely garden - I have seen...Firstly: you DO have a lovely garden - I have seen it with my own eyes, it's true, everyone, it's lovely.<br /><br />Secondly: Fair and frank review - I imagine I would feel the same about the book. I am a fan of Gardens Illustrated and not Gardener's World magazine for the same reasons, you need to dream about plants while you're planning your greenhouse. However, I can build a stone wall (without instructions, so there) and have one still standing after three years to prove it!<br /><br />Thirdly: Dan P, swoon; Anna P, excellent reading; Mirabel Ostler? A new one on me, off to Google. <br /><br />Fourthly: nobody ever asks me to review books of any sort, and I do love books - hint hint to anyone who is in a position to ask me to do so.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-41601763472394949182010-03-02T21:38:33.619+00:002010-03-02T21:38:33.619+00:00That's a pretty fair review and I think you mi...That's a pretty fair review and I think you might be quite right when you suggest TB is sound but isn't going to set the world on fire. What is his USP then? <br /><br />I hope he will sell stacks of books - which obviously offer very sound advice and give his readers a solid grounding in horticultural practice. But gardening, for me at least, is about the magic and the poetry of working with the seasons, with colour and growth, painting with plants - the bits that get under one's skin and into the senses. This reader is looking for more than practical advice so probably this book isn't for me. good idea to look at it alongside something more inspirational.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-42543825040128769202010-03-02T20:53:41.625+00:002010-03-02T20:53:41.625+00:00Now you'll be deluged with review copies of ga...Now you'll be deluged with review copies of gardening books! Well done.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-60925348585403204252010-03-02T20:44:19.748+00:002010-03-02T20:44:19.748+00:00I really like your cottage.
you have done an inte...I really like your cottage.<br /><br />you have done an interesting post.La Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-89025674936423899302010-03-02T20:20:41.308+00:002010-03-02T20:20:41.308+00:00Ah ha I might have known you'd be a Mirabel Os...Ah ha I might have known you'd be a Mirabel Osler fan ;-) This one sounds a bit earnest to me, but I think you've done a fab job of reviewing it :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.com