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Frances Perry (1907–1993)

Autor/a de Simon & Schuster's Guide to Plants and Flowers

26 obres 522 Membres 4 Ressenyes

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Inclou el nom: Frances Perry

Crèdit de la imatge: Frances Mary Perry

Obres de Frances Perry

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Plants and Flowers (1974) — Editor — 267 exemplars
Flowers of the world (1972) 94 exemplars
Water gardening (1985) 13 exemplars
Beautiful leaved plants (1979) 13 exemplars
The water garden (1981) 12 exemplars
Scent in the Garden (1989) 11 exemplars
The Woman Gardener (1950) 11 exemplars
The garden pool (1971) 6 exemplars
Water gardens 5 exemplars

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Nom oficial
Perry, Frances Mary
Data de naixement
1907-02-19
Data de defunció
1993-10-11
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
Llocs de residència
Enfield, England, UK
Educació
Enfield County School
Swanley Horticultural College
Professions
horticulturist
gardening writer
gardener
columnist
Relacions
Hay, Roy (second spouse)
Organitzacions
Middlesex County Council
BBC
Premis i honors
MBE (1962)
VMM (gold, 1964)
VMH (1971)
Sara Frances Chapman Medal (Garden Club of America, 1973)
Hall of Fame Award, International Water Lily Society
Biografia breu
Frances Perry, née Everett, was born in Enfield, England, on the outskirts of north London, where she lived most of her life. She was educated at Enfield County School and Swanley Horticultural College (now Wye College, part of the University of London).
Her love of plants was encouraged by a
famous neighbor, Edward Augustus Bowles, vice-chairman of the Council of The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). In 1927, on his recommendation, she went to work at Amos Perry's Hardy Plant Farm. In a short time, she was managing the aquatic plant department and helping create exhibits for the annual Chelsea Flower Show. In 1930, she married Perry's son Gerald, a fern specialist, with whom she had two children. She became an expert on hardy water perennials and is known particularly for her writings about them.

From 1943 to 1953, she was horticultural adviser to Middlesex County Council and later principal organizer for agricultural and horticultural education in Middlesex. In 1953 she was appointed Principal of Norwood Hall College for adult education, a position she held until 1967.

In 1966, she became a gardening writer for The Observer, taking over from Vita Sackville-West. She was named the first woman council member of the RHS in 1968, and became a vice-president of the Society in 1978.

She also was a contributor to the BBC Radio program Home Grown, and was one of the first television gardening personalities.
In addition, over her long career, Mrs. Perry wrote nearly 20 books.

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Ressenyes

This guide consists mostly of annotated color pictures (over 500) with indications for each plant of light, water, and temperature requirements. Each annotation also includes background on the plant's family, place of origin, propagation, type of soil, and other pertinent remarks as indicated by the plant.

The book is divided into types of plants, which are given as indoor plants, indoor flowering plants, shrubs and bushes, succulents and cacti, climbing plants, garden favorites, spring and summer plants, lilies and their like, roses, balcony plants, border plants, medicinal plants, late blooming plants, rock garden plants, Mediterranean plants, water and pool plants, and orchids. Obviously some of the categories, like "garden favorites" seem more like a matter of opinion, but the index is good enough to help.

This is a handy guide if not necessarily full of much detail.
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Marcat
nbmars | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 29, 2021 |
828 illustrations in full color. Text includes the major plant families of the world, arranged in alphabetical order.
 
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ABGLibrary | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 1, 2008 |
(?) Based on Il tuttoverde / by Francesco Bianchini
 
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ME_Dictionary | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 19, 2020 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
26
Membres
522
Popularitat
#47,610
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
4
ISBN
43
Llengües
3

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