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This is the story of a garden, carved from
meadowland deep in the Chiltern Hills.
meadowland deep in the Chiltern Hills.
Clare Leighton was one of the finest engravers of the
twentieth century. In the 1930s, when she settled in the
countryside with her long-term partner, the political
journalist Henry Noel Brailsford, she turned her
creativity to the land. Gardening became her passion.
Her obsession. She planted daffodil bulbs, crocuses, and
two new elms. She tended roses diligently but found
equal pleasure in her flowering leeks. She gathered
plums, loganberries, windfall apples and pears. By
observing the seasonal changes in the garden, she grew
familiar with its wildlife and character, forming a bond
which fed her work as an artist and contributed to the
happiest years of her life.
In Four Hedges Clare Leighton inhabits the shifting
atmospheres of the garden, recording in prose and
pictures her feelings for the life she nurtured. Composed
in twelve monthly chapters, the elegance and boldness
of her engravings is matched on every page by the
tenderness of her writing.
From the Publisher
Little Toller republishes classic books about nature and rural life. Our edition of Four Hedges is illustrated with 84 of Clare Leighton's wood engravings and includes a new introduction by Carol Klein.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This lovely and at times whimsical book will appeal to a wide range of people. Clare Leighton was a well-known woodcut artist and, when first published in the 1930s, her vigorous and very modern illustrations made this a best-seller. Today they have a charm which is still fresh.
The gentle text is a year in the garden, starting in April, and written throughout in the present tense. The trials and tribulations of creating a garden (Leighton says on the first page, "four years ago it was rough meadowland") are woven together with observations on the weather, wildlife and people.
A quiet contemplative book, ideal as a gift, worth having for the illustrations alone (many of the old copies have been razored for the woodcuts), and encouraging a thoughtful approach in the gardener. Most of the author's musings haven't dated at all; the ones that have bring us a faded period charm, not unlike watching David Suchet's "Poirot" on daytime television when you're nursing a cold.
The gentle text is a year in the garden, starting in April, and written throughout in the present tense. The trials and tribulations of creating a garden (Leighton says on the first page, "four years ago it was rough meadowland") are woven together with observations on the weather, wildlife and people.
A quiet contemplative book, ideal as a gift, worth having for the illustrations alone (many of the old copies have been razored for the woodcuts), and encouraging a thoughtful approach in the gardener. Most of the author's musings haven't dated at all; the ones that have bring us a faded period charm, not unlike watching David Suchet's "Poirot" on daytime television when you're nursing a cold.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We have an original of this book - a 1930's hardback with superb woodcut illustrations throughout (I think there are about 12 full page wood cuts, and numerous smaller ones). I am so glad it has been reprinted as I have now bought the new edition as a present for my mother and it has lost none of its appeal. I can highly recommend it to anyone interested in period illustration or gardening.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was so pleased to find that this had been reprinted as second hand copies had become hard to get.
Beautifully written, especially for fellow gardeners battling with chalk in the Chilterns, timeless, and black and white illustrations that speak to the heart - bonfires and windblown orchards, individual flowersand garden corners: enjoy!
Beautifully written, especially for fellow gardeners battling with chalk in the Chilterns, timeless, and black and white illustrations that speak to the heart - bonfires and windblown orchards, individual flowersand garden corners: enjoy!
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