by Ann Ripley
Coming from Bantam Books in May 2000
About the Author
Ann Ripley writes mysteries and mystery short stories, and has completed the fifth in the Louise Eldridge series. A former newspaperwoman, she lives with her husband, Tony, in Lyons, Colorado.
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THE GARDEN TOUR AFFAIR
A Bantam Book
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Translation of Henry von Ofterdingen by Novalis, from The Blue Flower, by Penelope Fitzgerald. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, April 1997.
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Copyright © 1999 by Ann Ripley.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Other Books By This Author
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Gardening Essays by Ann Ripley
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
The Joys and Sorrows of Garden Tours:
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Bells, Burbles, and Rustles; The Sound a Garden Makes:
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Make Yourself a Romantic Garden But Think Twice About Planting “Love-Lies-Bleeding”:
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
The Sci-Fi Future of Gardening: Genetic Engineering and Tissue Culture:
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Reconstructing the Garden: Don’t Deconstruct Yourself While You’re At It:
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
How Do You Relate to Your Planet? The Garden As Therapy:
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
The Sexual Lives of Plants and the Disappearing Honeybee:
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Intricate Design and Easy Culture: The Wonderful Iris:
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Jungle: The New Look in Gardens:
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Vegetables: From Utilitarian to Aesthetic:
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
About the Author
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