Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence--A Friendship in Letters
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.76 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807085588 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Two Gardeners is a collection of these luminous letters, edited and introduced by Emily Herring Wilson. Thus began a correspondence that would last for almost twenty years, until Katharine's death in 1977. The letters bring to life the unique epistolary friendship between two intelligent women, the "formidable" Mrs. Whether talking about gardens or books, friends or family, each held a special place in the other's life.Illustrated with photographs of both Katharine White and Elizabeth Lawrence, their families, gardens, and houses, this book is a special treat for gardeners, literature lovers, and anyone who delights in reading about women's friendships.. In March 1958 she began publishing her popular column, "Onward and Upward in the Garden." Her first column elicited loads of fan mail, but one letter in particular caught her attention. From Elizabeth Lawrence, a noted southern garden writer, it was filled with suggestions and encouragement. White was also a great garden enthusiast. A legendary editor at The New Yorker during its first thirty-four years, Katharine S. When Katharine wrote back her appreciation, she reported on her Maine garden and discussed the plants and books that interested her. White and the "shy" Miss Lawrence, both avid gardeners and readers, both at a stage of life when to make a new friend was rare
White gratefully wrote back, and thus began a friendship by mail that lasted until White's death in 1977. White praises Lawrence's books, Southern Gardening and The Little Bulb Book, and in her last letter claims to have learned almost everything she knows about horticulture from Lawrence. . Because White often asked for advice about books, catalogues and plants, there is a good deal of gardening information in these 160 letters. The book is nicely assembled by Wilson (Hope and Dignity: Older Black Women of the South), whose footnotes are informative but unobtrusive. White, published the first of many horticultural articles in the New Yorker, where she had been an editor for years. From Publishers Weekly In 1958 White, wife of the essayist E.B. Photos.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. These graceful letters by two women well-
"A treasure" according to Paula Stewart. Poignant collection of letters between two friends who happened to be giants in their fields. A treasure.. "Trip down memory lanevia the garden path" according to Dianne Foster. The TWO GARDENERS in question are Katherine White of New Yorker fame and Elizabeth Lawrence who wrote a garden column for years for the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. White's columns on gardening written for the New Yorker magazine were compiled by her husband E. B. White (CHARLOTTE'S WEB, STUART LITTLE) and published after her death in 1977 in the book entitled ONWARD AND UPWARD IN THE GARDEN. Lawrence wrote a number of books, including THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE and TH. "The inspiration for a modern perennial garden!" according to A Customer. Delightful! The correspondence of 19 years between White and Lawrence is insightful, informative and elegant! Their letterse (far more elegant than e-mail) give us glimpses into life in the 60's and 70's and beyond. This book, which is expertly edited by Emily Herring Wilson has inspired a perennial garden at our Wisconsin home and a renewed interest in the writings of E.B. White, not to mention the writings of Katharine White and Elizabeth Lawrence. These two career women a