Post by wilbarra on Oct 29, 2015 11:09:05 GMT
ANOTHER GARDENING BOOK I STILL REFER TO IS THE AMATEUR GARDENER BY A.G.L HELLYER.
I HAVE TWO COPIES OF THIS ,ONE FOR THE BOOKCASE AND A VERY WELL THUMBED VOLUME
FOR MY SHED.
ARTHUR HELLYER WAS A LOCAL AUTHOR (HE LIVED AT ROWFANT) AND FOR MANY YEARS WAS
EDITOR OF THE AMATEUR GARDENING MAGAZINE IN ITS HEYDAY.
I THINK A LOT OF THE OLDER GARDENERS IN THE AREA WOULD BE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HIM
AND NO DOUBT WILL HAVE A COPY OF HIS WORK.
HE WAS A LOVELY MAN AND WAS ALWAYS READY TO HELP AND GIVE ADVICE WHEN ASKED
FOR IT AND WASNT TO PROUD TO SEEK OUT AND ASK FOR ADVICE FROM OTHER GARDENERS
HIMSELF.
HE WOULD OFTEN BE SEEN ON ALLOTMENT SITES IN THE CRAWLEY DOWN, TURNERS HILL AND
COPTHORNE AREA AND ALSO IN THE GARDENS OF SOME OF THE BIGGER HOUSES IN THE AREA
DISCUSSING ASPECTS OF THE GARDENING WORLD WITH THE GARDENERS WHO WORKED IN THEM.
IN FACT, MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN HIS BOOKS WERE TAKEN IN HIS OWN GARDEN OR
THE LOCAL GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS IN THE AREA.
SO WHEN YOU GET ADVICE FROM ONE OF HIS BOOKS YOU GET IT FROM A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
AND ALSO FROM THE LOCAL GARDENERS OF THAT TIME WHO KNEW ALL ABOUT THE GROWING
AND SOIL CONDITIONS OF THIS AREA.
I MYSELF DID GET A LOT OF GOOD ADVICE OFF OF HIM AND I WONDER IF ANYBODY ELSE
OUT THERE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM.
I HAVE TWO COPIES OF THIS ,ONE FOR THE BOOKCASE AND A VERY WELL THUMBED VOLUME
FOR MY SHED.
ARTHUR HELLYER WAS A LOCAL AUTHOR (HE LIVED AT ROWFANT) AND FOR MANY YEARS WAS
EDITOR OF THE AMATEUR GARDENING MAGAZINE IN ITS HEYDAY.
I THINK A LOT OF THE OLDER GARDENERS IN THE AREA WOULD BE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HIM
AND NO DOUBT WILL HAVE A COPY OF HIS WORK.
HE WAS A LOVELY MAN AND WAS ALWAYS READY TO HELP AND GIVE ADVICE WHEN ASKED
FOR IT AND WASNT TO PROUD TO SEEK OUT AND ASK FOR ADVICE FROM OTHER GARDENERS
HIMSELF.
HE WOULD OFTEN BE SEEN ON ALLOTMENT SITES IN THE CRAWLEY DOWN, TURNERS HILL AND
COPTHORNE AREA AND ALSO IN THE GARDENS OF SOME OF THE BIGGER HOUSES IN THE AREA
DISCUSSING ASPECTS OF THE GARDENING WORLD WITH THE GARDENERS WHO WORKED IN THEM.
IN FACT, MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN HIS BOOKS WERE TAKEN IN HIS OWN GARDEN OR
THE LOCAL GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS IN THE AREA.
SO WHEN YOU GET ADVICE FROM ONE OF HIS BOOKS YOU GET IT FROM A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
AND ALSO FROM THE LOCAL GARDENERS OF THAT TIME WHO KNEW ALL ABOUT THE GROWING
AND SOIL CONDITIONS OF THIS AREA.
I MYSELF DID GET A LOT OF GOOD ADVICE OFF OF HIM AND I WONDER IF ANYBODY ELSE
OUT THERE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM.
