Books
by Olivia Laing
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The Garden Against Time |
Laing set about rescuing an abandoned garden and in the process started exploring the very meaning of creating gardens (originally 'paradise' was synonymous with 'garden'!). We skip from her physical exertions to her musings on gardens of the past, real and fictional, and what was entailed in creating them – including glorious park land paid for by the slave trade. So light and dark but above all, inspiration. A truly delightful book.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 117 Summer 2025) |
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