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The author believes gardening in the middle South, where seasons have no definite boundaries but merge imperceptibly, could and should be a year-round pleasure. She takes us through the cycle of seasons, telling which plants are most suitable to which season. The book includes tables giving blooming dates of over eight hundred varieties of plants which were recorded over a period of years.

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Lawrence's exceptional gift for writing about plants puts this volume in the category of fine literature, so even if you aren't a gardener, you'll still enjoy it. Be forewarned, though: If you aren't a gardener before reading A Southern Garden , chances are you will be when you finish. ( Southern Living )

Lawrence's exceptional gift for writing about plants puts this volume in the category of fine literature, so even if you aren't a gardener, you'll still enjoy it. Be forewarned, though: If you aren't a gardener before reading A Southern Garden , chances are you will be when you finish. ( Southern Living ) An extraordinary evocation of the actual joy of handling plants and working the soil. (Penelope Hobhouse in Garden Style ) Gardening books written in elegant style and filled with information are rare indeed. (William Lanier Hunt) I have learned more about horticulture, plants, and garden history and literature from Elizabeth Lawrence than from any other one person. (Katharine S. White in Onward and Upward in the Garden ) The essential appeal of her book rests in its sense of place, its encyclopedic knowledge of plants and its conversational style. ( Charlotte Observer ) The best written advice on landscaping and gardening in the Southeast. -- Fine Gardening Continues to be the best book about gardening in the South today. Technology and lifestyles have changed greatly since [Lawrence] wrote the book in 1941, but plants have not. -- Gwinnett Daily Post

Continues to be the best book about gardening in the South today. Technology and lifestyles have changed greatly since [Lawrence] wrote the book in 1941, but plants have not. <br> -- Gwinnett Daily Post

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Elizabeth Lawrence was the first woman to receive a degree in landscape architecture from the North Carolina State College School of Design. Her own legendary gardens in Raleigh and Charlotte provided the background for her books and columns.

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