The Pottery Gardener

Flowers and Hens at the Emma Bridgewater Factory

Arthur Parkinson, Emma Bridgewater

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English

The History Press Ltd
01 August 2020

Poultry farming; Gardening; Gardens (descriptions, history etc); The natural world, country life & pets

A stunning book full of inspiration, tips and advice.

The Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent is a mecca for lovers of her iconic pottery, but perhaps its most striking feature is the dazzling flower garden tucked away behind its walls. In this beautiful book, gardener Arthur Parkinson describes how he transformed the concrete yard into a thriving cut-flower garden and oasis for hens and chicks. Designed to not only provide flowers and inspiration for the design teams based at the factory, the garden also shows visitors some of the real-life flowers and wildlife behind the much-loved crockery. With tips on how to achieve the same results in container-planting in your own home, and helpful guides to keeping fowl, this book will delight gardeners and Bridgewater fans alike.

AUTHOR: Arthur Parkinson trained at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, before working for Sarah Raven at Perch Hill, East Sussex. He is now head gardener at the Emma Bridgewater Factory garden and has written for numerous special interest magazines. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Garden News, Gardenista and Staffordshire Life.

250 colour illustrations

By: Arthur Parkinson
Foreword by: Emma Bridgewater
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 190mm,
ISBN: 9780750992411
ISBN 10: 0750992417
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Arthur Parkinson trained at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, before working for Sarah Raven at Perch Hill, East Sussex. He is now head gardener at the Emma Bridgewater Factory garden and has written for numerous special interest magazines and newsletters. His garden has been featured in The Guardian, Garden News, Gardenista and Staffordshire Life. He also gives talks at Perch Hill.

Reviews for The Pottery Gardener: Flowers and Hens at the Emma Bridgewater Factory

I cannot describe how much I love this charming book: its ravishing photographs of flowers and chickens and bees transport you straight into the heart of Arthur’s garden … Arthur’s love of living things is completely infectious and makes you want to go outside now to see what you can do in your own garden to make the world a lovelier place … -- JOANNA LUMLEY I love this book – its confidence with colour, its passion, its knowledge of the very best plants, and the fanciest breeds of poultry all married together with sumptuous photographs. That Arthur has managed to do this in an inner city, turning a bleak factory yard into a most exotic, duchess-worthy garden makes it the most inspiring garden book I have seen in years. -- SARAH RAVEN