The Pottery Gardener

Flowers and Hens at the

Emma Bridgewater
Factory
 By
Arthur Parkinson
The History Press

The Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent is a mecca for

lovers of its iconic pottery, known for its designs featuring florals
and farmyard animals. Today, it is a thriving visitor attraction; but
tucked within is a walled garden bursting with nectar-rich, jazzy-
toned flowers and hen houses of rare-breed chickens. In this
beautiful book, the site’s gardener, florist and poultry keeper Arthur
Parkinson descriptively and visually shares his work. Inspired by his
friend and idol, gardener and florist Sarah Raven, and childhood
hen-keeping pen pal the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire,
Parkinson’s creation is one of resplendent flowers, platoon feather-
legged hens, handwritten blackboards, flower arranging and
wasteland foliage foraging carried out in one of the most unlikely
places a garden could happen to exist: a working pottery. With
seasonal tips on container planting in your own garden, plant
profiles and helpful guides to keeping fowl and arranging home-
grown flowers, The Pottery Gardener is sure to delight gardeners,
hen fanciers and Bridgewater fans alike.

The History Press

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