The Making of the English Gardener

by Margaret Willes

Book Overview

The people and publications at the root of a national obsession

In the century between the accession of Elizabeth I and the restoration of Charles II, a horticultural revolution took place in England, making it a leading player in the European horticultural game. Ideas were exchanged across networks of gardeners, botanists, scholars, and courtiers, and the burgeoning vernacular book trade spread this new knowledge still further--reaching...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300197268
• ISBN13: 9780300197266
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"