The English Cottage Garden: No. 34 (Country S.) - Softcover

Taylor, Jane; Lawson, Andrew

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9780297835066: The English Cottage Garden: No. 34 (Country S.)

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ISBN 10: 0297835068 ISBN 13: 9780297835066

Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 1995

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Today's cottage garden derives from two strands: the subsistence culture of the original cottagers, who grew the vegetables and herbs they needed; and the romantic ideas of the gentry who, from about the 17th century, began to build large cottage-style houses. This is a tour of the cottage garden.

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About the Author:

& PHOTOGRAPHER
Jane Taylor has written eleven books about gardens, including the Kew Gardening Series, Climbing Plants, and Tender Perennials. She was a Deputy General Secretary of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.

Andrew Lawson is one of our most inspired and knowledgeable garden photographers. His pictures have illustrated many books, including Good Planting, The Terracotta Gardener, The Container Gardener, Highgrove: Portrait of an Estate, and the bestselling Garden at Highgrove. Andrew Lawson lives in Charlbury, Oxfordshire.

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