The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden

The Story of a Garden

Author: Katherine Swift

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An intriguing story of a place, a person and the garden she created. In 1988 Katherine Swift arrived at the Dower House at Morville to create a garden of her own. This beautifully written, utterly absorbing book is the history of the many people who have lived in the same Shropshire house, tending the same soil, passing down stories over the generations. Spanning thousands of years, The Morville Hours takes the form of a medieval Book of Hours. It is a meditative journey through the seasons, but also a journey of self-exploration. It is a book about finding one's place in the world and putting down roots.

About the Author

Dr Katherine Swift is a writer and garden historian. She writes a weekly column for The Times and is a regular contributor to Hortus, House and Garden, Gardens Illustrated and many other gardening periodicals. She is joint author of Pergolas, Arbours and Arches: A History of How to Make Them (2001). She is also a practising gardener, whose own garden at Morville Hall in Shropshire is open to the public.