Garden Gnomes by Twigs Way

Garden Gnomes by Twigs Way

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Zusammenfassung

Originating in Europe, garden gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. This title provides the intriguing story of gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain.

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Garden Gnomes by Twigs Way

This is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. But the fortunes of the humble gnome were not to last, and they soon found themselves sneered at by serious gardeners. Turned away from fashionable gardens, the little gnomes found a friend in many a working class gardener, who adopted them in increasing numbers, and in a variety of humorous poses. Today, gnomes are as popular with the masses as ever, and this entertaining illustrated history will appeal to those who love, and hate, these small bearded characters.
Twigs Way is a garden historian and writer, and the author of a number of books on garden subjects, including 'Crocodiles in the Fernery' and Allotments'.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780747807100
ISBN 10 0747807108
Titel Garden Gnomes
Autor Twigs Way
Serie Shire Library
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr 2009-05-27
Seitenanzahl 56
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