Swift, Katherine – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:45:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Swift, Katherine – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Morville Year https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/morville-year/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/morville-year/ The beautifully-illustrated sequel to the bestselling The Morville Hours

]]> One of the most admired gardening writers of her generation, Katherine Swift returns to describe a year in the life of her garden she created over twenty years in the grounds of the Dower House at Morville, Shropshire, meditating on everything from the terrain and its history, to the plants and trees, and the odd habits of the animals and humans who inhabit the garden.

Following the turning wheel of the Morville seasons, from the green shoots of spring, through summer and autumn, to the stark beauty of winter, and back to spring again, The Morville Year is a journal full of surprises and enchantments that will appeal not only to gardeners, but to all who enjoy the natural world.

]]> Morville Hours https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/morville-hours/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/morville-hours/ The Sunday Times bestseller

]]> In 1988 Katherine Swift arrived at the Dower House at Morville to create a garden of her own. This beautifully written, utterly absorbing book is the history of the many people who have lived in the same Shropshire house, tending the same soil, passing down stories over the generations. Spanning thousands of years, The Morville Hours takes the form of a medieval Book of Hours. It is a meditative journey through the seasons, but also a journey of self-exploration. It is a book about finding one’s place in the world and putting down roots.

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