MARIANNE NORTH: A VICTORIAN PAINTER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GAINSBOROUGH Enter the Rose garden without

Enter the Rose garden without thorny consequence

or not to tea

or special occasion

Garden expert Nan Sterman highlights inspiring examples of brilliant gardens filled with water-smart plants

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MARIANNE NORTH: A VICTORIAN PAINTER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GAINSBOROUGH Enter the Rose garden withoutThis lavishly illustrated book re assesses the work of the nineteenth century botanical painter Marianne North (1830 1890) and the purpose built gallery that houses her paintings at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Lynne Howarth Gladston, a trained botanical illustrator and scholar, re examines Norths working methods, which extend beyond those of conventional botanical illustration, and discusses Norths painterly techniques, in addition to her use of