Project Gutenberg 2015-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 85 Robinson, W. (William) 1838 1935 Robinson, William The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden. Produced by Shaun Pinder, Chuck Greif 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 Subtropical Garden; or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden" by W. Robinson is a gardening guide focused on cultivating subtropical plants, written in the late 19th century. The text promotes the aesthetic value of incorporating larger-leaved and architecturally interesting plants alongside traditional flowering plants, challenging the trend of using color alone in gardens. Robinson emphasizes the importance of thoughtful selection, arrangement, and the beauty found in form, ultimately aiming to enhance the overall appeal of flower gardens through diversity and a connection to nature. At the start of the guide, Robinson lays out the philosophy behind subtropical gardening, highlighting the importance of variety, grace, and the harmonious combination of different plant types. He mentions the limitations of traditional gardening approaches and critiques the common practice of planting in large, monotonous masses. Instead, he advocates for thoughtful design that considers the natural relationships between plants and the stunning effects that can arise from careful selection and placement. Robinson's introduction also underscores that even gardeners in cooler climates can achieve beautiful results by utilizing hardy plants, demonstrating that subtropical gardening is accessible to a broad audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 503746 503060 2024-09-21T04:44:47.811120 2023-09-21T14:32:55.857510 text/html text/html 482938 2021-01-25T03:49:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 16740398 2021-01-25T03:49:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18180710 2024-09-21T04:45:02.482036 application/epub+zip 18160895 2024-09-21T04:44:50.699062 application/epub+zip 222938 2024-09-21T04:44:49.005059 application/epub+zip 18284239 2024-09-21T04:45:10.641952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18208406 2024-09-21T04:44:59.057018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328322 2022-09-22T17:15:20.059797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390677 390471 2024-09-21T04:44:45.894075 2023-09-21T14:32:50.334935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 390481 2015-10-17T15:47:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134065 2015-10-17T15:47:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18203 2024-09-21T04:45:10.836965 application/rdf+xml 23986 2024-09-21T04:44:49.129076 image/jpeg 3934 2024-09-21T04:44:49.067096 image/jpeg 17445985 2024-09-21T04:44:48.213140 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