The Children's Book of Gardening

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The Children's Book of Gardening

by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick, Mrs. Paynter

EN·~4 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING

0:12
2

UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME

1:18
3

PREFACE

2:15
4

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:22
5

THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING

0:02
6

CHAPTER I THE SITUATION AND SOIL

17:43
7

CHAPTER II ANNUALS

29:53
8

CHAPTER III HARDY PERENNIALS

30:28
9

CHAPTER IV BULBS, CORMS, AND TUBERS

23:08
10

CHAPTER V BIENNIALS

17:10

Description

A warm, step‑by‑step guide invites young listeners to discover what it truly means to grow a garden of their own. Beginning with the basics of choosing a spot and understanding soil, the book gently explains why plants need the right conditions before moving on to the cycles of annuals, perennials, bulbs and even simple fruit and vegetable crops. Every chapter is written in clear, approachable language, so children can follow along without feeling overwhelmed.

Bright, full‑page colour illustrations bring each topic to life, from tidy window boxes to bustling countryside borders. The advice is flexible enough for a city‑dwelling child with a pot on a sill as well as for a countryside youngster with a larger plot, encouraging patience, observation and a love of nature. Listeners will feel ready to get their hands dirty and watch their own little paradise take root.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (253K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Shaun Pinder, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-12-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

1854–1934

A prolific British novelist with German-Jewish roots, she wrote dozens of books that explored life between England and Germany. Her fiction often drew readers into questions of family, faith, identity, and social change.

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Mrs. Paynter

Best known as the co-author of a charming 1909 guide for young gardeners, this elusive writer helped turn practical planting advice into something inviting and child-friendly. Even with so little biographical detail surviving, the book itself gives a clear sense of a patient, encouraging teacher.

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