Project Gutenberg 2014-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 224 Robinson, W. (William) 1838 1935 Robinson, William The Wild Garden Or Our Groves and Gardens Made Beautiful by the Naturalisation of Hardy Exotic Plants; Being One Way Onwards from the Dark Ages Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Wild Garden" by W. Robinson is a gardening guide written in the late 19th century. The work advocates for the naturalisation of hardy exotic plants to improve the beauty of gardens, especially in areas previously dominated by less appealing plant arrangements. Robinson proposes a novel approach to gardening that emphasizes the combination of native and exotic plants in a more organic, aesthetically pleasing, and low-maintenance design. The opening of the book establishes the author's mission to combat the prevailing gardening trends of his time, specifically the extensive use of showy tropical plants that require constant upkeep and lack the ethereal charm of hardy flowers. Robinson introduces the concept of the "wild garden," describing how these hardy species can flourish in semi-wild environments and enhance the overall beauty of the landscape. He critiques the traditional rigid gardening methods, arguing that a more relaxed approach allows for richer diversity, creating vibrant and harmonious plant communities that require less intervention. Throughout this initial section, Robinson's passion for plants and natural gardening shines through, setting the stage for his detailed exploration of suitable species and practical gardening techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening Wild flower gardening -- Great Britain Natural gardens -- Design Natural gardens -- Great Britain SB Text Browsing: Environmental Issues Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 449362 449353 2024-10-19T17:45:35.128062 2023-09-20T12:50:48.039346 text/html text/html 454928 2020-06-28T22:02:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 3310641 2020-06-28T22:02:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3460580 2024-10-19T17:45:45.389038 application/epub+zip 3469711 2024-10-19T17:45:37.519127 application/epub+zip 222699 2024-10-19T17:45:36.304240 application/epub+zip 3605079 2024-10-19T17:45:50.625016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3559016 2024-10-19T17:45:43.787070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324955 2022-09-21T13:44:34.660492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357179 2024-10-19T17:45:33.410106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357292 2014-11-14T07:33:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 128180 2014-11-14T07:33:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19898 2024-10-19T17:45:50.779997 application/rdf+xml 23859 2024-10-19T17:45:36.430085 image/jpeg 3186 2024-10-19T17:45:36.371060 image/jpeg 3331573 2024-10-19T17:45:35.377107 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia