Liontooth - The Story of a Garden (Hardcover)

This is a beautifully written gardening classic which will captivate every romantic gardener. Sara Sharpe's passion is to celebrate and preserve the old English common names of flowers and trees beloved by generations of gardeners. You will never have read a gardening book quite like this. It tells of Sir Liontooth, who lays down his sword to make a perfect harmonious garden; but the herbacious mix of love, treachery, valour, terror and civil war all but wrecks his dream. "Liontooth" is a jewel of typographical elegance and illustration. The rare 19th century botanical paintings and drawings were exclusively sourced to make this a volume to be treasured down the generations.