A History of English Gardening, Chronological, Biographical, Literary, and Critical: Tracing the Progress of the Art in This Country from the Invasion

by George William Johnson

Book Overview

In this informative study of Britain's rich horticultural history, first published in 1829, George W. Johnson (1802-66), a chemist, political economist and practising gardener, traces the history of gardening in England. He argues that the pursuit is an art which, like other art forms, developed by way of experiments and chance discoveries. The basic facts we know today, such as that vines must be watered, that plants flourish on exposure to the sun,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108037135
• ISBN13: 9781108037136
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"