TY - BOOK AU - Lawrence,Sandra TI - Miss Willmott's ghosts: the extraordinary life and gardens of a forgotten genius SN - 1786581310 AV - SB63.W54 L38 2022 PY - 2022///] CY - London PB - Blink KW - Willmott, E. A. KW - Women gardeners KW - England KW - Biography KW - Gardeners N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) and index; Introduction: Gardening's bad girl -- The empty seat: a medal -- Happy families: A carte de visite -- A place in the country: a satin fan -- An alpine wonder: a cabinet cart -- Extreme measures: a tourist's guidebook -- Tresserve: an orange tree -- The greasy pole: a daffodil bulb -- 'This is Cupid. I knew him not': a cigarette case -- Annus mirabilis, annus horribilis -- The queen of spades: two pairs of boots -- Picking up the pieces: a silver-headed key -- Flying high: an application form -- Riviera nature notes: an irrigation system -- The slow fall of Icarus: a village sports day programme -- Digging holes: genus rosa -- A funny thing happened on the way to Chelsea: a leather satchel -- The most hopeful work: a couch -- Peaks and troughs: a Versailles box-planter -- Down but not out: an auction catalogue -- The grande dame: a knuckleduster -- Renaissance: Miss Willmott's ghost ER -