A Little History Of British Gardening
A Little History Of British Gardening
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With a brief guide to particular historic or evocative gardens open to the public, ranging from the stone-age to today, this is a book to put in your pocket when planning a summer day out - but also to read in your deckchair with a glass of cold wine, when dead-heading is simply too much.
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A Little History Of British Gardening by J Uglow
Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? Did the potato seem really, really weird when it arrived on our shores? This lively 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for decking and ornamental grasses today. It tracks down the ordinary folk who worked the earth - the apprentice boys and weeding women, the florists and nursery gardeners - as well as aristocrats and grand designers and famous plant-hunters. Coloured by Jenny Uglow's own love for plants, and brought to life in the many vivid illustrations, it deals not only with flowery-meads, grottoes and vistas, landscapes and ha-has, parks and allotments, but tells you, for example, how the Tudors made their curious knots; how housewives used herbs to stop freckles; how the suburbs dug for victory in World War II. With a brief guide to particular historic or evocative gardens open to the public, this is a book to put in your pocket when planning a summer day out - but also to read in your deckchair with a glass of cold wine, when dead-heading is simply too much.
'Curious and lively scholarship for all unpompous gardeners', Jane Gardam, The Spectator .'An addictive book', The Economist .'Guaranteed to brighten the dullest winter day', Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times .'Lively', Caroline Donald, The Sunday Times .'Marvellous Fast-paced and packed with illuminating details.', Daily Telegraph .'informative and entertaining', Pam Barrett, Sunday Times
Jenny Uglow is the author of biographies of Elizabeth Gaskell and William Hogarth (both shortlisted for the Whitbread) and most recently, The Lunar Men, winner of the PEN International Prize for history and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780701169282 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701169281 |
| Title | A Little History Of British Gardening |
| Author | J Uglow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |