The cottages and the village life of rural England (1912)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930, Quinton, A.R · London, J.M. Dent & sons ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & co. · leaf 176
ifferent supply of nutriment for the soil. Butsometimes the unnurtured earth of a cottage garden seems to impartto the tulips that nourish therein a certain slender, high-stemmedgrace that is lacking in more favoured beds. One of our greatestgardeners, the late Dean Hole, said : Every labourer… … LIFE OF RURAL ENGLAND food with that which is pleasant to the eye, the kindly fruits of theearth in due season. He should have apple-tree, plum-tree, andcherry-tree, his bushes of gooseberries and currants, his potatoesand greens, in addition to his garden of flowers. He should refreshhis mind with…
Architecture, Domestic · Villages
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