Project Gutenberg 2015-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 202 Robinson, W. (William) 1838 1935 Robinson, William The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden. Produced by Shaun Pinder, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Subtropical Garden; or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden" by W. Robinson is a gardening guide focused on cultivating subtropical plants, written in the late 19th century. The text promotes the aesthetic value of incorporating larger-leaved and architecturally interesting plants alongside traditional flowering plants, challenging the trend of using color alone in gardens. Robinson emphasizes the importance of thoughtful selection, arrangement, and the beauty found in form, ultimately aiming to enhance the overall appeal of flower gardens through diversity and a connection to nature. At the start of the guide, Robinson lays out the philosophy behind subtropical gardening, highlighting the importance of variety, grace, and the harmonious combination of different plant types. He mentions the limitations of traditional gardening approaches and critiques the common practice of planting in large, monotonous masses. Instead, he advocates for thoughtful design that considers the natural relationships between plants and the stunning effects that can arise from careful selection and placement. Robinson's introduction also underscores that even gardeners in cooler climates can achieve beautiful results by utilizing hardy plants, demonstrating that subtropical gardening is accessible to a broad audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Gardening SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 503699 2025-06-20T07:22:01.379981 text/html 462839 2024-10-22T23:17:14 text/html 18180449 2025-06-20T07:22:16.939889 application/epub+zip 18160632 2025-06-20T07:22:04.348962 application/epub+zip 222875 2025-06-20T07:22:02.572959 application/epub+zip 18284058 2025-06-20T07:22:25.550827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18208418 2025-06-20T07:22:13.303875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328322 2022-09-22T17:15:20.059797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390507 2025-06-20T07:21:59.564987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370491 2024-10-22T23:17:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16419 2025-06-20T07:22:25.789850 application/rdf+xml 23986 2025-06-20T07:22:02.708950 image/jpeg 3934 2025-06-20T07:22:02.641937 image/jpeg 17446002 2025-06-20T07:22:01.788966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia