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The Hidden Horticulturists - The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain's Gardens (Hardcover, Main)
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The Hidden Horticulturists - The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain's Gardens (Hardcover, Main)
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'Delightful... The Hidden Horticulturists pulsates with the
extraordinary energy and excitement of the time.' Daily Mail Chosen
as one of the Sunday Telegraph's 'Top Ten Gardening Books of the
Year' _____________________ The untold story of the remarkable
young men who played a central role in the history of British
horticulture and helped to shape the way we garden today. In 2012,
whilst working at the Royal Horticultural Society's library, Fiona
Davison unearthed a book of handwritten notes that dated back to
1822. The notes, each carefully set out in neat copperplate
writing, had been written by young gardeners in support of their
application to be received into the Society's Garden. Amongst them
was an entry from the young Joseph Paxton, who would go on to
become one of Britain's best-known gardeners and architects. But he
was far from alone in shaping the way we garden today and now, for
the first time, the stories of the young, working-class men who
also played a central role in the history of British horticulture
can be told. Using their notes, Fiona Davison traces the stories of
a selection of these forgotten gardeners whose lives would take
divergent paths to create a unique history of gardening. The trail
took her from Chiswick to Bolivia and uncovered tales of fraud,
scandal and madness - and, of course, a large number of fabulous
plants and gardens. This is a celebration of the unsung heroes of
horticulture whose achievements reflect a golden moment in British
gardening, and continue to influence how we garden today.
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