The author of this book is the chief gardener of the Grand Garden in Versailles, France. I was interested in the author and found it after reading the author's introduction. This title sounds very powerful! I have never been to France, but I have heard of Versailles Garden. What is the weight of the chief gardener? We don't know and don't talk nonsense. However, if I think that I used the work of a master gardener to save my flowers and plants (a reasonable excuse not to get them first), it is really overqualified. So, saving flowers and plants was forgotten by me, thinking that I would wait until I met the right book. Since this book is more beautiful than flowers and plants, it is better to read it first.
What's interesting about the Garden Dictionary? For me, its warmth, the author's true feelings, lies in the sound the author made for these flowers and trees on the basis of understanding and caring for them-and I heard it.
Of course, the author speaks not only for plants, but also for insects and humans.
The author began by thanking the bees, which made my eyes shine. Most of the authors of the books I have read thank their families or friends, but it is the first time I have seen them thank bees. But after listening to the author's warm feelings, I feel no sense of disobedience. Worthy of being a master gardener, the author is so affectionate to everything in the garden. After I saw this passage about bees, I made a small illustration of bees. I wonder if it was painted by the author. When I realized that I had begun to guess these little things that had nothing to do with the theme of the book, but had a strong connection with the author, I found that I began to have a deep interest in the author.
How amazing is it? Just a short thank-you letter turned me into a reader who bought his book "accidentally". I can't help admiring the author's literature and art. After reading the first work in the park-the introduction of domestication of local customs and zoo, I was moved by the author's profound humanistic care. 1860 The Terrestrial Domestication Zoo, established in Paris, was originally designed to show the citizens of Paris the animals captured from foreign countries, but who would have thought that Indians and Lapps were also on display, and they were shown to tourists as a whole family. Unfortunately, the audience doesn't think this is wrong. ...
Ten years later, the Franco-Prussian War broke out and the zoo was forced to close. All the animals in it were sent to high-class restaurants, and the Indian and Lapp families that had been displayed disappeared. But the "barbarian exhibition" did not stop because of the war. After the war, the zoo rallied and exhibited several complete African families. ...
Sadly, this cruel exhibition lasted until the 1930s, when it was transformed into a garden. But the author bluntly dislikes this garden. After reading this, I guess it is because of its heavy past that the author can't let go. Indeed, it's just that the author expressed it more accurately. In his book, he wrote: I have always been very concerned about the history of gardens (local and domestic zoos). I can't and don't want to ignore the children, women and men who are displayed to satisfy the pockets of businessmen.
Indeed, as the gardener, garden traveler and life aesthetics promoter @ Cai Maruko said in his recommendation:
"This book is not only a guide, but also an affectionate garden anthology; Looking at the world through the garden, we can not only see the knowledge of plants, but also see the history and story of the garden; It allows us to enjoy all kinds of gardens around the world and see the deep souls without leaving home. "
Versailles
Not only the soul of the garden, but also the soul of trees and bamboo.
"Trees represent life. It produces oxygen for us to breathe and prevent soil erosion, and leaves provide shelter for thousands of small animals, which has a vital impact on our environment. Trees calm people. It is said that touching bark for a long time is good for physical and mental health. "
In the author's eyes, trees are unusual creatures. Trees will grow taller, generate energy and store water through their own cell division. For example, baobabs can store 100000 liters of water. Reading this, my daughter cheered: "Wow! I want to insert a tube in the baobab tree. " In addition, the area of trees exposed to the sun is also amazing. The exposed area of human beings is about 2 square meters, and the exposed area of an ordinary tree, including its roots, leaves and trunk, can reach 200 hectares!
baobab
Speaking of bamboo, as a Frenchman, the author first agrees that it is an auspicious plant, which is consistent with our view in China. Secondly, bamboo is famous for its rapid growth. Among 1000 bamboo varieties, some varieties can grow one meter a day. There is also a black bamboo. After two years of growth, its stem will turn purple-black. This reminds me of sugar cane. ) The author loves bamboo very much, because bamboo flowers are very special. Bamboo has no flowering period and is willful. It belongs to the style of opening at will.
The author * * * carefully arranged nearly 200 interesting entries with high knowledge density and strong story. Its content is not only related to gardens and plants, but also covers architecture, art and literature. This special little book ("little book") is a nickname, but it is not small. Since it is a dictionary, it must be thick-508 pages, 324,000 words). I carefully put it on the bedside table, took out my long-cherished bookmark and put it in. I can't bear to read a few pages before going to bed every day. In my daughter's words, just like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie treats his hard-won beloved chocolate and licks it every day.