The Green-House Companion: Comprising a General Course of Green-House and Conservatory Practice Throughout the Year

by John Claudius Loudon

Book Overview

The Scottish landscape gardener and prolific horticultural writer John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) published this manual on the practice of greenhouse or conservatory gardening in 1824. In his preface he remarks on the rise of greenhouses, which have 'now become an appendage to every villa, and to many town residences'. The work is directed at professional gardeners (and their employers) who may not have the requisite knowledge and skills to make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108074634
• ISBN13: 9781108074636
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"