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Garden of Invention - The Stories of Garden Inventors & Their Innovations (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Garden of Invention - The Stories of Garden Inventors & Their Innovations (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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We've all read about great gardeners like Gertrude Jekyll, most
famous for encouraging the use of herbaceous borders in the
Victorian and Edwardian eras. But what about the innovators of the
gardening world who have made a real difference in our capacity to
convert awkward foundations into glorious plots? How did the garden
hose originally come into existence? Who devised the plans for the
world's first greenhouse? Which classical hero introduced the
convenience of flowerpots in 1230 B.C.?
Garden of Invention relates intriguing stories of the many
inventions, innovations, and discoveries that have transformed our
gardening world. Here is Christopher Columbus, celebrated explorer
of the New World, but less known for his introduction of the wigwam
frame for climbing plants; and Ephraim Wales Bull, cultivator of
the Concord grape, whose discovery laid the foundation for another
man's empire. Also featured are several gardening entrepreneurs,
like John Tradescant, who in 1627 opened the world's first nursery
by the Thames at Lambeth; and Nathaniel Wallich, the adventurous
Danish plant finder who introduced the rhododendron into Britain
and North America in 1821 - packed in sugar! From the invention of
the trellis and the wheelbarrow in the ancient world, secateurs,
tree-movers, and flame-guns in the Victorian age, and the Gro-Bag
and Flymo of modern times, this fascinating collection of tales of
the intrepid and ingenious will captivate and inspire gardeners
everywhere.
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