The Book of Garden Management: (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture)
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This anonymous work (the name of H. P. D., the author of the preface, is not known) was probably compiled by Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-77), the publishing entrepreneur who made his wife's Book of Household Management one of the best-selling titles of the century. Published in 1871, it is a complete guide to gardening for the enthusiastic middle-class amateur, with instructions on everything from choosing the site to garden design, plants and cultivation, 'fountains, fish-ponds, and ornamental waters' to the use of colour, interspersed with a detailed calendar of tasks to be carried out each month. It is illustrated with line engravings and twelve plates (which can be viewed in colour online at http:www.cambridge.org/9781108049399), providing both practical information and a fascinating insight into the plants available to the Victorian gardener, the techniques for cultivating flowers, fruit and vegetables, and the then current trends in design and display. 12 Plates, color; 32 Plates, black and white
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- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781108049399
- Number of Pages: 948
- Packaged Dimensions: 140x216x54mm
- Packaged Weight: 1180
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2012-05-17
- Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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