We Made A Garden , a landmark classic by one of the 20^th Century’s most esteemed garden writers, Margery Fish, will be published by Batsford on 6 June 2024.
 
Re-bloomed in a stunning new edition, this timeless classic explores the joys and struggles of curating what is now known as the modern cottage garden design. Heralded as everything from a feminist manifesto to the blueprint of modern horticultural styles, We Made A Garden recounts the life of Margery Fish in designing the flora and fauna of East Lambrook Manor during the 1930s-1960s. 
 
Now on the market to sell for just under £2 million, East Lambrook Manor is cherished in this beautiful memoir-come-gardening guide which offers authoritative advice from an expert gardener. Covering everything from the most suitable hyssop for the terraced garden, hedges and making paths, as well as the ideal time to life and replant tulip bulbs. It also explores the struggles of her marriage to her husband Walter and their creative differences when designing the gardens with joyous wit and humour.

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‘Crammed with good advice.’ – Vita Sackville West.

A feminist manifesto? The blueprint of the modern cottage garden design? This timeless classic from one of the twentieth century’s greatest garden writers, receives an elegant new edition.

Whether you’re a cottagecore lover or a lifelong gardener, ‘We Made A Garden’ is the landmark work on gardening and transforming wilderness into flora, by the immensely influential garden writer Margery Fish.

In this timeless book, Margery Fish recounts her struggles in both landscaping and love, describing the pressures of her marriage alongside the demands of her craft when designing the popular public garden of East Lambrook Manor situated in Somerset, England. The gardens are now due to sell for the second time this century.

Accompanied by a foreword by Graham Rice, this beautiful book details both the joys and trials of creating a garden from scratch in the 1950s, covering everything from the most suitable hyssop for the terraced garden through composting, hedges and making paths to the best time to lift and replant tulip bulbs.

Clashing with her husband Walter, who preferred a more suburban approach, Margery Fish writes with both ease and humour on their divided visions and how the creation of their garden brought them closer together.

A memoir-come-gardening guide from one of the most revered gardening writers of her time, this stunning new edition is perfect for any nature or garden lover and packs inspiration into every page for both the modern feminist reader and passionate horticulturalist alike.

Margery Fish (1892–1969) was one of the most admired gardeners and garden writers of her day. Her many articles and books inspired garden enthusiasts with her easy-to-read knowledge and observation. A passion for nature and an ability to combine plants effectively in even the smallest space and in differing environments made her ideas relevant to all gardeners of her time, and an inspiration for future generations. Her garden at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset is still open to visitors today - see http://www.eastlambrook.com/pages/