Ashington Manor Farm (Yeovil)
After a two-night stay at The Swan Hotel in Wells , we departed for Exeter. Along the way, our first stop was Ashington Manor Farm, the home of the husband and wife garden designers Julian and Isabel Bannerman. Roses are a specialty of the Bannerman's, but sadly, we were too early to see any. That disappointment was curtailed by touring their magnificent farmhouse, which we were invited to roam around at leisure. And Julian Bannerman, who did most all the talking, was a very entertaining man. Gathering at the front door - We actually entered at the side of the house, right off the patio, which led to this room, where the Bannerman's greeted us. The massive table was filled with books they had written as well as magazine articles about their gardens. As we were listening to Julian's speech, I happened to notice Isabel Bannerman's book "Husbandry" on the table and immediately recognized it as a book I have at home but have not gotten to yet. At the time, I ha...
It was very nice of your to review the book...never cared much for the "For Dummies" part of these books either. rusdar at hotmail dot com
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Sounds like a great book for every gardener.
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The book sounds like it has some chapters that would be very interesting. Now I am just the opposite, if it says for "Dummies" I usually think maybe I can make some sense of the topic. LOL!
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Your great book review has me wanting a copy! I confess I entered the computer world by way of the Dummies books! delliott@charter.net
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I don't like the "dummies" titles as well, but at that title lets you know what you can expect from the series.
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Oh, i SO want this book. I thought I'd read just about everything on Sustainable gardening, guess not! gammon7(at)aol.com
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I am going through a Master Gardener program right now and this book would probably be a helpful resource. bwebb4@frontier.com
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