Books with title Muddles at the Manor

A picture book from the ever-popular Tales from Fern Hollow series of 17 titles, richly illustrated in traditional style, for ages 3-93. Now back in print from the author/illustrator's (John Patience) own imprint, Talewater Press, this new edition, published in 2019, contains the same story and illustrations as the original version. Mr Blodger, the gardener at Trundleberry Manor, decides to try a bit of topiary. It's all going very well until he falls off his ladder and breaks his leg. Because old Blodger was unable to work, Lord Trundle hired Horace Hoppit and Spike Willowbank, who were on holiday from school, as temporary gardeners. The first job Spike and Horace tackled was mowing the lawns. They managed to get the motor mower started quite easily, but stopping it was quite another matter."The charming Fern Hollow stories have remained popular since they were first published in 1980.