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Vintage Wisconsin Gardens - A History of Home Gardening (Paperback)
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Vintage Wisconsin Gardens - A History of Home Gardening (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 590
You Save R92 (17%)
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As Wisconsin's population moved from farmsteads into villages,
towns, and cities, the state saw a growing interest in gardening as
a leisure activity and source of civic pride. In "Vintage Wisconsin
Gardens," Lee Somerville introduces readers to the region's
ornamental gardens of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
showcasing the "vernacular" gardens created by landscaping
enthusiasts for their own use and pleasure.
The Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, established during the
mid-nineteenth century, was the primary source of advice for home
gardeners. Through carefully selected excerpts from WSHS articles,
Somerville shares the excitement of these gardeners as they traded
cultivation and design knowledge and explored the possibilities of
their avocation. Women were frequent presenters at the WSHS annual
meetings, and their voices resonate. Their writings, and those of
their male colleagues, are a remarkable legacy we can draw on
today--learning how Wisconsinites past created and enjoyed their
gardens helps us appreciate our own. Filled with period and
contemporary images, recommended plant lists, and garden layouts,
"Vintage Wisconsin Gardens "will interest those curious about the
history of the state's cultural landscape and inspire readers to
restore or reconstruct period gardens.
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