GARDEN & HORTICULTURE

Urquhart, Beryl Leslie (Edited by) Raymond Boothe | Paul Jones [Marguerite Ogilvie (Born 21 December, 1929, in Castlewellan, County Down | Died 11 May, 2014, in Forfar) Leading horticulturist whose own gardens at Pitmuies became world-renowed]

(Book #ID 116468)

Published by Leslie Urquhart Press, Plaw Hatch Hall, Sharpthorne, Mid-West Sussex, First Edition 1956. 1956.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter dark green cloth, green leaf fern patterned paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. Elephant folio. 18½'' x 13½''. Contains 20 pp with 3 reproductions from paintings by Raymond Boothe and 17 reproductions from paintings by Paul Jones. The 20 colour plates are full-page single-side with detailed text interspersed between. Very Good condition book with light rubbing to the exterior, text block and plates are in Fine condition, in chipped and rubbed dust wrapper. From the private library belonging to Marguerite Ogilvie which has been SIGNED by her to the front free end paper 'Marguerite Ogilvie | House of Pitmuies'. Marguerite Ogilvie arrived in Scotland and became mistress of an 18th-century country house that she really came into her own as a horticulturist. There she developed and enhanced the grounds to create one of the country's finest private gardens, travelling the globe to study plants in their native habitats and often returning with exotic specimens to enrich her planting. Visitors came from all over the world to admire her work, at her home, House of Pitmuies, near Forfar, which earned her the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Medal in Horticulture for her outstanding contribution to Scottish horticulture. Heavy oversized volume weighing 3 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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