https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/04/the-trade-of-the-gardener/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:11:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/04/the-trade-of-the-gardener/#comment-1331999 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:11:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180127#comment-1331999 I was going to start with “charming” as well! It really is, and informative in a gentle way and also quite therapeutic . Actually, and happily I think, qualified gardeners are still in evidence today and still revered for their knowledge and expertise – though probably only encountered in big estates and show gardens. Anyway, much appreciated and a big thank you.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/04/the-trade-of-the-gardener/#comment-1331845 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:26:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180127#comment-1331845 A most charming and interesting blog Sian, it has cheered up an otherwise miserable day.
Thank you for sharing ‘A Jack of All Trades’……simply lovely.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/04/the-trade-of-the-gardener/#comment-1331827 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:42:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180127#comment-1331827 Congratulation, Sian, on this most interesting piece!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/04/the-trade-of-the-gardener/#comment-1331811 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:01:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180127#comment-1331811 As a bookseller and children’s book specialist I am fascinated to learn about the books being published for children in the late eighteenth century. I love Little Jack of all Trades and especially the description of how gardening ‘infuses into the mind a pleasing tranquility and sensations of happy independence’.

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