The Education of a Gardener
by Russell Page
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appears in Garden Design, Gardening, and Nonfiction.
Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world. His memoirs, born of a lifetime of sketching, designing, and working on site, are a mixture of engaging personal reminiscence, keen critical intelligence, and practical knowhow. They are not only...
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appears in Garden Design, Gardening, and Nonfiction.
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