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The Victorian Garden: 691 (Shire Library)
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Gardening became a popular pastime in Victorian Britain with the rise of suburban gardens, and improvements in technology made gardening more accessible to amateurs. New introductions from abroad brought a greater variety of plants, leading to fashions for massed bedding, exotic glasshouse displays, rock gardens and rhododendrons. The large and prestigious gardens of country houses were emulated in suburban settings as gardening spread to the masses, and the creation of public parks introduced green spaces to grey cities. Caroline Ikin here explores the many aspects of Victorian gardens and gardening and introduces some of the most influential people of the age, including Joseph Paxton, John Loudon and Gertrude Jekyll.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Shire Publications (10 July 2012) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 112 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0747811520 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0747811527 |
| Dimensions | 14.96 x 0.89 x 20.96 cm |
by Mark Dawson
Shire library has a good range of books in a diverse and unusual subject matter,all well illustrated and informative.
by Margaret
Great to have a compact history that is easy to digest and with helpful lists of gardens that have or still do exist
by John and Mairi Elliott
A very well written and extremely informative book.