The Princess's Garden: Royal Intrigue and the Untold Story of Kew

by Vanessa Berridge

Book Overview

The British enthusiasm for gardening has fascinating roots. The Empire and trade across the globe created an obsession with exotic new plants, and showed the power and reach of Britain in the early eighteenth century. At that time, national influence wasn't measured by sporting success, musical or artistic influence. Instead it was expressed in the design of parks and gardens such as Kew and Stowe, and the style of these grand gardens was emulated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445643200
• ISBN13: 9781445643205
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"