The Illustrated History of Gardening (Horticulture Garden Classic)

The Illustrated History of Gardening (Horticulture Garden Classic)

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From the Back Cover
Gardeners will be astounded to discover how little of their craft is new. Most of the methods used today hark back to ancient civilizations and the gardens of Egypt, Rome, and Persia. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs and line drawings, An Illustrated History of Gardening is an authoritative tome tracing the history and development of this centuries-old craft. Grafting techniques, lawn care, propagation, irrigation, greenhousing, and specialty gardening are some of the topics thoroughly discussed and illustrated within this book. No less fascinating are the surveys of ideas about composting from ancient times through the experiments with commercially produced fertilizers carried out by Early American gardeners such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to a discussion of the relative merits of organic and chemical gardening. The gardener has always been a person of imagination and adaptability, and An Illustrated History of Gardening shows how this craft has survived for thousands of years. (83/4 X 111/4, 356 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)

The Illustrated History of Gardening (Horticulture Garden Classic),Anthony Huxley,The Lyons Press,1558216936,Essays,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,General,History,Horticulture (General),Pictorial works,Reference / Handbooks & Manuals

Book Contents:

1. The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild: The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden
2. The Little Big Book of Roses (Little Big Book)
3. The Oak Spring Garden Library : Volume III, An Oak Spring Flora (Oak Spring Garden Foundation Series)
4. The Old-Time Blue-Ribbon Gardener's Handbook : Tips, Techniques, and Projects
5. The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted : Creating Central Park, 1857-1861 (The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted)
6. The Perfect Oklahoma Lawn : Attaining and Maintaining the Lawn You Want (Creating and Maintaining the Perfect Lawn)
7. The Pocket House Plant Expert
8. The Progress of a Gardener (Gardening in the Mountain West)
9. The Small Commercial Garden: How to Make $10,000 a Year in Your Backyard
10. The Successful Conservatory: And Growing Exotic Plants

Book Contents

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