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The Book of Garden Management (Paperback)
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The Book of Garden Management (Paperback)
Series: 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.
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