...we piled armfuls of the fragrant blossoms on his grave when he died tragically some summers later. 'God Almighty first planted a garden; and indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures,' wrote Francis Bacon almost half a millennium ago, and who would argue with him? In our gardens we not...

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...classifying certain types of garden flowers for certain times of the year, and for their particular smells: God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it...without which buildings and palaces are but gross handy-works: and a man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build...

...but by adding organic matter, such as compost, you encourage these beneficial friends of the garden. God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. Francis Bacon Earthworms Earthworms are indicators of good soil structure and fertility. The 'earthworking'...

...leisure pursuits. It goes back as far as St Augustine,2" and includes Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam: 'God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. '2S Baxter's justification of pleasure found a more attractive exponent in the contemporary Thomas...