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Just found a gem of a garden book.

G G Jean

G G Jean

Brummy Wench.
Have just found my dad's old garden book and will endeavor to put some photo's on the forum later from it. They are quite funny as well as informative. Jean.
 
I look forward to that Jean. I remember when I was younger a couple of newspapers always had a picture strip about gardening. What was in the strip was always relevant to the time of the year.
 
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Of course Jean, you could post it page by page and we could then copy it and have it loose leaf form. Was one of the Mr Fothergill?
 
Yes Trevor one had a pipe the other a mustache and they always appear to be in the bar. Jean. Forgot to say the first and last pages are missing.
 
If its the Mirror It must be Mr Crabtree or it could be Mr Crabtree Fishing :).

It was Mr Digwell Gardening
 
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Thats great Jean.But didn't they go to such a lot of trouble. Most people these days buy their turf. We just can't wait. Must say, I have sowed a few lawns in my time, but it was more luck than judgement.
Lynda:)
 
Hi Jean, you cant garden from a book, get out there in the rain and some dirt and compost under your finger nails, tidyed up a cheese plant for you when you want it Bye, do you like the little story I sent you?
Take care now Bernard
 
Looks like a great book Jean. Am I imagining it but wasn't there a column in one of the papers...not sure if it was national or just Brum with a gardener under the name of Adam? There was a drawing of him and he had a rather square chin.
 
Jennyann it was in the Daily Mirror. If you go back to #6 Alf has named them. I will take a look after Cora. Bye. Jean.
 
Having a sort out [again] today I found another lovely book by Enid Blyton. It was my first nature study book and has some lovely prints in it. It came out in 1953 and I still won't part with it. Jean.
 
Thanks Dave....nice illustration. Jean though Adam was in the Mirror but
we took the Sunday Express for years and I must have seen Adam in there.
 
Dave your book looks like it is in perfect condition. I am afraid mine is missing the cover and has squiggles all over it when I allowed our twins to doodle in it:cry::cry:. Most of it is still in tact thank goodness. Jean.
 
Dave I must sort some more out of my Daily Mirror book still some lovely illustrations made so easy. Thanks for your's. Jean.
 
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Thanks for that Dave I particularly like the kitchen garden bit as I am going to start growing my own. Going to look through my ol gem of a book later to get some tips. Stitcher has given me some ideas too. Jean.
 
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