Francis George Heath

Garden Rockery - How to Make, Plant and Manage Them Francis George Heath

Publisher Marketing: Originally published in 1908, this book is a detailed guide to the creation and ongoing management of a garden rockery. The book is intended for both the beginner and the experienced gardener and is still of great practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: The Garden - A Microcosm of Nature - What is Rockery - What Stone to Use - Soil - Formation - Fern Rockery - Flowering Plants (Wild and Otherwise) - Hedge-Banks and Old Walls - The Big and the Small Rockery Contributor Bio:  Heath, Francis George Francis George Heath (1843-1913) is the author of "Tree Lore" (1912) and many other books, such as "Our Woodland Trees, Autumnal Leaves, Peasant Life" and "Fairy Plants". Heath was an enthusiastic lover of nature, and interested a large number of people in tress, plants and shrubery through his poetic language and descriptions of the natural world.