Exploring Beatrix Potter's Gardening World: The Inspirational Plants and Places That Brought Her Classic Children's Tales to Life

Beth G.: Enjoyable read and look into the world of Beatrix Potter!

United States on Sep 04, 2023

Sylvie D.D: Superbe livre plus petit en taille que je pensais.
Intact , encore un immense merci pour l'emballage très solide que vous avez utilisé !
Je vais désormais commander mes livres chez vous car vos emballages me permettent de réceptionner mes livres intact.
Je suis une passionnée de lecture qui a enfin trouvé un fournisseur qui est une valeur sûre, encore Merci.

France on Jul 04, 2023

Ccm989: Lovely book filled with gorgeous photos and interesting text about the artist Beatrix Potter and her beautiful cottage garden

United States on Jun 26, 2023

Marjorie: She loves it - great mother's day gift. Or a book for a gardener in you life.

United States on Jun 20, 2023

Ash Mal: A really lovely book about her gardens and gardening in general! I really enjoyed it!

Canada on Aug 05, 2021

Grace: I have been inspired by the life and tales of Beatrix Potter my whole life and try to read a biography of her every year. I say this book and was curious as to the contents inside, did NOT disappoint. There is so much of her art in this book, in their full color glory. The pictures and paintings were always relevant to the subject Marta McDowell was talking about, and she pointed out so many interesting botanical details I never noticed, for instance that in Jemima Puddleduck every time "the foxy whiskered gentlemen" appears fox gloves are shown nearby. Or that the Tower Bank and Arms shown in the same illustration with Kep the sheep dog in Jemima is still standing and you can go visit it in the lake district! There is so much I learned about Beatrix Potters life, which frankly going into this book I thought the biographical aspect would be repetitive, but everything was so new to me. Beatrix Potter felt more real and dear and wonderful than ever. I think the beauty of this book lies in the fact that it has spoken much to do with the small details, places, and people that made an impact on her life, her garden, her art, and her home. Even if your not a gardener (which rest...

United States on Jun 20, 2021

Jorgito Simão: O livro é um primor de texto, fotos e diagramação. Oportuno e extremamente bem acabado. Diria perfeito em todos os detalhes. Ao final, lista as plantas que fizeram parte da experiência de vida de Beatrix Potter. Muitas fotos de desenhos e aquarelas da protagonista. Marta Mcdowell, a autora, fez um trabalho impecável. Se eu já era fã fiquei ainda mais. Adorei!!!!

Brazil on Dec 23, 2020

BAsh: I am very happy that I ordered this hard copy book now...it is
a wonderful book to browse over time....the illustrations are beautiful
as is the colour ...it was worth the wait for sure. THANK YOU

Canada on Nov 13, 2020

Michelle Smith: I had the Kindle version which spoils the illustrations but you can enlarge the illustrations. I found it great to read, better than I thought, it reads very nice and is very informative about the properties that Beatrix owned. I liked the way it talked about weeds occasionally being allowed to grow amongst perrennials (Rose bay Willowherb) and the hard work that goes in to a garden and how buying a new plant and watching it grow is reallly exciting. I read it in a couple of days in the garden.

United Kingdom on Jun 04, 2017

Owl: Marta McDowell's "Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life" is almost sure to delight all who lovingly remember the stories of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, and Jemima Puddle-Duck which readied us for meeting Mole, Water Rat, Toad, and Badger. Even better, if these admirers of Beatrix Potter are slightly mad about gardens and wander in their dreams among the dreaming spires of English foxgloves & delphiniums. (In this review, as in McDowell's book, Beatrix Potter is sometimes referred to as Beatrix, sometimes as Beatrix Potter, and after her marriage, sometimes as Mrs. Heelis. Hopefully, this won't be confusing.)

This richly created book offers on almost every page superbly reproduced water colors of landscapes, plants, and the small creatures of hedgerow and streams, or photographs of the more than 10 homes in which Beatrix lived and gardened. No one, not even Durer, has drawn bunnies like Beatrix Potter, bunnies with the softest fur, and on p. 106, the roundest tummies, as six lie together sleeping off the soporific effects of a lettuce orgy.

Part One of this three part tale describes Beatix Potter's life in McDowell's framework of a plant: germination, offshoots,...

United States on Nov 16, 2013