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- ID
- cx37
- Title
- "On the Making of a Garden."
- Genre
- Essay
- Page Count
- 2
- Word Count
- 700
- Publisher
- House and Garden
- Publication Year
- 1971
- Document Types
- Full-text Online
- Eads, Additions to
- Topics
- Gardening
An essay that later appeared as the preface in A Fountain of Flowers.
Bates expresses some of his favorite thoughts about gardens: "As a man is, so is his garden," "A garden...should never stand still," and "Love...is what true gardens are made of."
A man identified as "Gardener Aubrey" in a photograph is, according to a member of Bates's family, incorrectly identified.
With numerous photographs.
In House and Garden (December/January 1971/1972, attached).
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