Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (1939–)

Author of Peonies

Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (2). For other authors named Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall is a leading landscape architect and garden designer specialising in the creation or restoration of period gardens. Recent projects include an 18th-century town garden in The Circus, Bath, the early 19th-century garden at River Cottage, Cliveden, Berkshire, the cottage show more garden at the Royal Horticultural Society Rosemoor Garden in Devon, and the famous rose garden at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire She also lectures on garden design and has broadcast on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States. She lives in Gloucestershire show less

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Works by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall

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Peonies (1999) 67 copies

The Garden: An English Love Affair: One Thousand Years of Gardening (2002) 47 copies

The Good Granny Guide: Or How to Be a Modern Grandmother (2005) 38 copies

Ivies (1991) 34 copies

Gardening Made Easy (1995) 32 copies

Rose Gardens: Their History and Design (1989) 27 copies

The Good Granny Cookbook: Traditional Favourites for Modern Families (2007) 27 copies

Ministry of Food: Thrifty Wartime Ways to Feed Your Family Today (2010) 26 copies

Recipes from an Edwardian Country House: A Stately English Home Shares Its Classic Tastes (2013) 16 copies

Historic Gardens: A Guide to 160 British Gardens of Interest (1991) 15 copies

Garden Plants Made Easy (1997) 14 copies

For Better For Worse : A light-hearted guide to wedded bliss (2010) 4 copies

The Good Granny Companion (2008) 2 copies

Happily Ever After: A Light-hearted Guide to Wedded Bliss (2013) 1 copy

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Canonical name: Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane
Birthdate: 1939
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England, UK
Occupations: garden designer
writer
Relationships: Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh (son)

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Ivies by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall

I waited a long time for this one copy to become available in my library system. I love ivies, and expected more. This book was a disappointment. It focused on large expensive gardens, showing many mass plantings tended by armies of paid gardeners.

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