Victorian Gardener

Name: Victorian Gardener
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ISBN: 9780747813279

ISBN-10: 0747813272

ISBN-13: 9780747813279

Edition: 2014

Authors: Caroline Ikin

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Gardening became a popular pastime in Victorian Britain with the rise of suburban gardens and a passion for the outdoors. New plant introductions from abroad brought a greater variety of plants, while improvements in technology made gardening more accessible. Gardening books and magazines spread the appeal and debate raged over the merits of colour and order versus wild and natural. The large and impressive gardens of country houses were emulated in suburban settings as the appeal of gardens and gardening spread to the masses, while the creation of public parks introduced green spaces to grey cities.As with architecture, Victorian gardens underwent a 'battle of the styles', and an…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 3/18/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 5.88" wide x 8.28" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English