The Grove
A Nature Odyssey in 19 ½ Front Gardens
$33.71
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2023
Summary
‘The best gardening book of 2022.’ - The Telegraph
‘A book to make even a quick trip to the corner shop endlessly fascinating. Dark has been dubbed the millennial Monty Don for this beautifully written study of the oft-overlooked nature on our doorsteps…Dark teases the drama, humour and history from even the most commonplace buddleja, box and tulip.’ - George Hudson, Evening Standard, Favourite Gardening Books of the Year
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784727413 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784727415 |
| Author: | Ben Dark |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mitchell Beazley |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Ben Dark
Ben Dark is a head gardener, award-winning broadcaster and landscape historian. He’s been described as ‘the millennial Monty’ by Gardeners’ World Magazine, ‘the future of horticulture’ by Horticulture Week and was named Gardening Journalist of the Year at the 2022 Garden Media Awards.
He graduated with a degree in History from Bristol University and went on to study Horticulture at Capel Manor College, before completing his education with a traineeship at the Garden Museum and an MA in Garden and Landscape History at the University of London’s Institute of Historical Research. As a gardener he has worked for embassies, cemeteries, heritage bodies and oligarchs. He has organized a private flower show for the Royal Family and helped to build gold-medal winning gardens on the main avenue at the Chelsea Flower Show. As the creator and host of both the Dear Gardener and award-winning Garden Log podcasts he frequently speaks to gardening groups and industry events. Ben has written about plants for the Telegraph and has been featured in the Independent, Gardens Illustrated and the Financial Times.
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