Of Cabbages and Kings: The History of Allotments by Caroline Foley

Of Cabbages and Kings: The History of Allotments by Caroline Foley

This colourful and lively history book tells the story of allotments from their origin in the 17th century protests against enclosures to the present day. Will include the effects of the Napoleonic Wars, the Corn Laws, the Diggers, the role of allotments in both World Wars and the present-day revival. The author champions the history of allotments in the hope of protecting them for the future.

'The gallop through the history of useful rather than ornamental crops makes a refreshing change from stately gardening

'An excellent account detailing the changing practice and importance of the patch you hope to take on – read it while you work your way up that long waiting list.'

'I suggest you read this book. You will never again underestimate how precious and precarious a stake in the land is.'

'I suggest you read this book. You will never again underestimate how precious and precarious a stake in the land is.'

'One for the history shelf.'

‘A history of England from an unusual but illuminating angle’

‘Foley’s book reminds us that the right to share the earth has always been an asymmetric struggle.’

'An excellent account detailing the changing practice and importance of the patch you hope to take on – read it while you work your way up that long waiting list.'

'The gallop through the history of useful rather than ornamental crops makes a refreshing change from stately gardening.

Caroline Foley is the queen of allotments. Her Allotment Handbook (£9.99) has been a bestseller since 2004, has sold more than 45,000 copies. Her Practical Allotment Gardening, 2008, (£12.99) has sold 23,000 copies. Both are published by New Holland. Caroline Foley is a freelance gardening writer and author who contributes articles to many magazines. She is the editor of Topiarius, the journal of the European Boxwood and Topiary Society. She has taken practical gardening and garden design courses at the English Gardening School. She lives in London near the Culpeper Community Garden of which she is Secretary.

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ISBN 13	9780711234093
ISBN 10	0711234094
Title	Of Cabbages and Kings: The History of Allotments
Author	Caroline Foley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-09-04
Number of pages	224
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