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An Economic History of the English Garden (Paperback)
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An Economic History of the English Garden (Paperback)
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List price R430
Loot Price R391
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You Save R39 (9%)
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'Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money,
places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past
350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of
this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister
(1996-1997) 'Thousands of books have been written about the history
of British gardens but Roderick Floud, one of Britain's most
distinguished economic historians, asks new and important
questions: how much did gardens cost to build and maintain, and
where did the money come from? Superbly researched, it is full of
information which will surprise both economists and gardeners. The
book is fun as well as edifying: Floud shows us gardens grand and
humble, and introduces us gardeners, plantsmen and technologies in
wonderful varieties.' Jane Humphries, Centennial Professor, London
School of Economics At least since the seventeenth century, most of
the English population have been unable to stop making, improving
and dreaming of gardens. Yet in all the thousands of books about
them, this is the first to address seriously the question of how
much gardens and gardening have cost, and to work out the place of
gardens in the economic, as well as the horticultural, life of the
nation. It is a new kind of gardening history. Beginning with the
Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Roderick Floud describes the
role of the monarchy and central and local government in creating
gardens, as well as that of the (generally aristocratic or
plutocratic) builders of the great gardens of Stuart, Georgian and
Victorian England. He considers the designers of these gardens as
both artists and businessmen - often earning enormous sums by
modern standards, matched by the nurserymen and plant collectors
who supplied their plants. He uncovers the lives and rewards of
working gardeners, the domestic gardens that came with the growth
of suburbs and the impact of gardening on technical developments
from man-made lakes to central heating. AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE
ENGLISH GARDEN shows the extraordinary commitment of money as well
as time that the English have made to gardens and gardening over
three and a half centuries. It reveals the connections of our
gardens to the re-establishment of the English monarchy, the
national debt, transport during the Industrial Revolution, the new
industries of steam, glass and iron, and the built environment that
is now all around us. It is a fresh perspective on the history of
England and will open the eyes of gardeners - and garden visitors -
to an unexpected dimension of what they do.
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