The Origin of Plants by Maggie Campbell-Culver

The Origin of Plants by Maggie Campbell-Culver

In AD 1000 Britain had only a few hundred indigenous plants and many of the species we take for granted in our gardens and parks were as yet unknown in the UK. Over the past millennium, plant hunters have introduced what we now consider everyday plants, such as rhododendrons from China and gladiolus from Africa and exotics such as the monkey puzzle tree from Brazil. Respected garden historian Maggie Campbell-Culver has researched the provenance and often strange stories of many of the thousands of plants which add colour and beauty to our gardens to produce a gorgeous and valuable book.

What a beautiful and much needed book - Museum of Garden History

Whether used as a good read, as a reference of for browsing through, it is value for money - Plant Heritage

The author..clearly has a finely tuned feeling for how plants are used and how they contribute to different garden styles' 'this is a splendid book and worth every penny... It should be on every gardener's bookshelf - Penelope Hobhouse, Gardens Illustrated

,Richly illustrated and exhaustively reseached, this a book for the armchair gardener who likes others to do the digging, in this case into history' - The Times

A lot of learning with a light touch - Financial Times

An impressive book in both scope and detail...a most welcome and accessible reference - TLS

Maggie Campbell-Culver studied garden history, working on the excavation of Fisbourne Roman Palace in Sussex, before moving to Cornwall in 1974. A member of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens since its inception, she managed the running and restoration of Mount Edgcumbe, the Grade I Historic Garden.

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ISBN 13	9780747272144
ISBN 10	074727214X
Title	The Origin of Plants
Author	Maggie Campbell-Culver
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2001-09-06
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.