An economic history of the English garden /
Floud, Roderick,
An economic history of the English garden / Roderick Floud. - xii, 398 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. The English garden in 1660 and 2020 -- 2. Gardens and the state -- 3. The great gardens -- 4. Designers -- 5. The nursery trade -- 6. The working gardener -- 7. Technology -- 8. The people's gardens -- 9. Kitchen gardens -- 10. Conclusion.
An Economic History of the English Garden draws on never-seen primary sources to explore how much gardens cost to make and to maintain; how many gardeners tend to particular gardens; the prices of plants sold by nurseries, or imported from far-flung corners of the world; where the plants come from, what tools and techniques were used to create them and how they were invented. The author compares one garden with another in terms of the burden that it has put on the family that has owned it over the centuries. He unearths where their money came from and why they spent it on a garden. The result is a far deeper understanding of one of England's dearest - and indeed costliest - industries.
024123557X 9780241235577
2019458659
GBB9E9687 bnb
019529754 Uk
Gardening--History.--England
Gardening--Economic aspects.
SB453.3.G7 / F56 2019
An economic history of the English garden / Roderick Floud. - xii, 398 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. The English garden in 1660 and 2020 -- 2. Gardens and the state -- 3. The great gardens -- 4. Designers -- 5. The nursery trade -- 6. The working gardener -- 7. Technology -- 8. The people's gardens -- 9. Kitchen gardens -- 10. Conclusion.
An Economic History of the English Garden draws on never-seen primary sources to explore how much gardens cost to make and to maintain; how many gardeners tend to particular gardens; the prices of plants sold by nurseries, or imported from far-flung corners of the world; where the plants come from, what tools and techniques were used to create them and how they were invented. The author compares one garden with another in terms of the burden that it has put on the family that has owned it over the centuries. He unearths where their money came from and why they spent it on a garden. The result is a far deeper understanding of one of England's dearest - and indeed costliest - industries.
024123557X 9780241235577
2019458659
GBB9E9687 bnb
019529754 Uk
Gardening--History.--England
Gardening--Economic aspects.
SB453.3.G7 / F56 2019