A Rage for Rock Gardening: The Story of Reginald Farrer, Gardener, Writer & Plant Collector

by Nicola Shulman

Book Overview

A hundred years ago there was a pronounced change in the direction of British gardening. The garden was transformed from a plaything for the rich to a democratic exercise, a hobby for the millions. Few figures were more central to and prominent in this transition than Reginald Farrer, whose passion for alpines would put a rockery in the backyards of countless enthusiasts and whose adventures in Tibet and China collecting elusive and exotic specimens,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156792249X
• ISBN13: 9781567922493
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

A charming book about an uncharming man

A slender volume about Reginald Farrer, a Victorian plant collector who was almost single handedly responsible not only for the new "rage" of rock gardening, but in changing the way gardening books were written. It's a beautifully written book by an author who has a clear talent for the English language, but the man himself just wasn't very likeable! Includes several photos as well as gorgeous botanical drawings of several of Farrer's discoveries.