{"product_id":"9780822389767","title":"TEST1 Beautiful at All Seasons: Southern Gardening and Beyond with Elizabeth Lawrence","description":"Elizabeth Lawrence (1904–85) is recognized as one of America’s most important gardeners and garden writers. In 1957, Lawrence began a weekly column for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, blending gardening lore and horticultural expertise gained from her own gardens in Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, and from her many gardener friends. This book presents 132 of her beloved columns. Never before published in book form, they were chosen from the more than 700 pieces that she wrote for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e over fourteen years.\u003cp\u003eLawrence exchanged plants and gardening tips with everyone from southern “farm ladies” trading bulbs in garden bulletins to prominent regional gardeners. She corresponded with nursery owners, everyday backyard gardeners, and literary luminaries such as Katharine White and Eudora Welty. Her books, including \u003ci\u003eA Southern Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Bulbs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGardens in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired several generations of gardeners in the South and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe columns in this volume cover specific plants, such as sweet peas, hellebores, peonies, and the bamboo growing outside her living-room window, as well as broader topics including the usefulness of vines, the importance of daily pruning, and organic gardening. Like all of Lawrence’s writing, these columns are peppered with references to conversations with neighbors and quotations from poetry, mythology, and correspondence. They brim with knowledge gained from a lifetime of experimenting in her gardens, from her visits to other gardens, and from her extensive reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence once wrote, “Dirty fingernails are not the only requirement for growing plants. One must be as willing to study as to dig, for a knowledge of plants is acquired as much from books as from experience.” As inspiring today as when they first appeared in the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, the columns collected in \u003ci\u003eBeautiful at All Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e showcase not only Lawrence’s vast knowledge but also her intimate, conversational writing style and her lifelong celebration of gardens and gardening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118978253040,"sku":"9780822389767","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780822389767_p0.jpg?v=1763752889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780822389767","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}