Gardening Women by Catherine Horwood
* An inspirational social history of women's involvement with plants and gardening over the centuries
** 'An authoritative writer. . it is about time that women gardeners received the generous tribute awarded to them by Horwood's splendid book . . . lively, superbly researched and highly enjoyable * LITERARY REVIEW *
** 'Women, like weeds, are everywhere in gardening history. In gathering their stories and describing their influences and achievements Horwood has done a terrific, pioneering job. Beautifully structured and cogently written, GARDENING WOMEN is as rich, f * THE TIMES *
** 'For anyone interested in the long and fascinating history of women and their gardens, Horwood's book, with its cast scope . . . and plethora of fascinating detail, is an admirable starting point * DAILY MAIL *
** 'An interesting, well-told story * FINANCIAL TIMES *
** 'Women, like weeds, are everywhere in gardening history. In gathering their stories and describing their influences and achievements Horwood has done a terrific, pioneering job. Beautifully structured and cogently written, GARDENING WOMEN is as rich, f * THE TIMES *
** 'For anyone interested in the long and fascinating history of women and their gardens, Horwood's book, with its cast scope . . . and plethora of fascinating detail, is an admirable starting point * DAILY MAIL *
** 'An interesting, well-told story * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Catherine Horwood is honorary research fellow of the Bedford Centre for the History of Women at Royal Holloway and has been a visiting fellow at Yale. She has won many prizes for her own gardens and was an honorary assistant organiser of the National Gardens Scheme for London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844084630 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844084639 |
| Title | Gardening Women |
| Author | Catherine Horwood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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