From the colorful riots of daffodils that burst off the pages of DuMaurier's Rebecca to the overflowing orchard depicted in Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel, great literature is filled with descriptions of lush, gorgeous gardens. With excerpts from treasured novels and beautifully rendered line drawings of the imaginary gardens or plantings they describe, The Literary Garden celebrates the sublime pleasures of gardening and reading. Combining literary inspiration with practical instruction, this splendid book helps bring to life your favorite fictional gardens in all their magnificent glory.Includes excerpts from works by: Louisa May Alcott * Carl Sandburg * Harriet Beecher Stowe * Thomas Hardy * F. Scott Fitzgerald * D.H. Lawrence * Charlotte Bronte * Edith Wharton* and Victor Hugo.