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Title: Country Living Seasons at Seven Gates Farm by The Editors of Country Living ISBN: 0-688-14466-7 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Crafts, Plants, and Veggies the Whole Year Round
Comment: This book details the creative designs of two artistic guys who purchased the nineteenth century Seven Gates Farm in Keedysville, Maryland. If you like country, Americana, and crafts, you will love this book. Hundreds of full color photographs tour the farm during each season of the year. The reader can see how the farm changes when the landscape is covered with different plants and the house is taken over by a new crop of crafts and collectibles. These artists must have incredible cupboard space to house their thousands of knickknacks and antiques as new ones are brought out for the season or holiday. The vintage flags unveiled for the Fourth of July I found to be some of the more interesting displays. The farm is near Antietam, so the Civil War heritage is very important in these parts. One of the flags displayed was used in a Civil War battle.
The book also gives the reader step-by-step instructions and hints for making crafts or collecting antique/vintage items. Some of the things you can learn to create are myrtle topiaries, cold frames for getting a head start on the growing season (also through the use of bell jars), creative table decorations, miniature gardens, herb-covered eggs, rustic twig scarecrows (very cute), scented water, summer vinegar dressings, and angel shoes for Christmas ornaments. You can also learn a little bit about collecting rag dolls, calicoes, miniature log cabins, and blankets. I liked seeing the changes through the seasons, but I think it would have been more effective if the book pictured each of the main features (the greenhouse, wash-house, smokehouse, vegetable garden, etc.) in order for each season so the changes are more evident and the reader can easily flip pages and compare a different area for each season. As it is, some areas are not even covered for each season. The map on the inside front and back covers is helpful for following the landscape of the property. Anyone interested in crafts will enjoy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Dense with creative content, visual and written
Comment: Requires several readings, first to view the images, then read the accompanying text and realize what inventive ideas have been introduced: hooked rug chickens and corn cobs! But the mesemerizing effect of a story unfolding over the course of a year in the lives of two hand crafters of beauty and aesthetic tranquillity draws you into their lives as the farm moves through the seasons. Satisfying visit to a work in progress, a potpourri garden transformed into a white garden. Wooden scarecrows crafted from twigs and discarded garden implements. Stunning visuals
Rating: 5
Summary: Delightful!
Comment: This book is enchanting. I'm amazed at how the two artists/gardeners have fused together their art and lives. The many photos are lovely and full of wonderful, earthy ideas. I only wish I could step through the pages and experience Seven Gates Farm first hand! Instead, I will be content to allow the book to be a life-long inspiration for me. Thank you, James and Dean.
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Title: Window Boxes: Indoors & Out by James Cramer, Dean Johnson, Mary Seehafer Sears, Gridley Graves ISBN: 1579651240 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Country Living Handmade Christmas: Decorating Your Tree & Home by The Editors of Country Living ISBN: 0688167764 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.45 |
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Title: Country Living Handmade Country: Old-Fashioned Crafts and Timeless Keepsakes by The Editors of Country Living Gardener ISBN: 0688144705 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Country Look and How to Get It by The Editors of Country Living, Editors of Country Living ISBN: 1588160076 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Country Living Country Decorating by Bo Niles, Ann Bramson ISBN: 0688080731 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: October, 1988 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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