PLANTS IN GARDEN HISTORY - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857932730 ISBN 13: 9781857932737

Publisher: Pavilion, 1999

Synopsis

How did exotic, oriental plants find their way into the borders of English gardens? Penelope Hobhouse - plantswoman, garden designer and authority on historic gardens - is uniquely qualified to shed new light on the absorbing history of gardens from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century. This is a book on the history of gardens and gardening which describes the evolution of the Western model and explains the various historical factors which have created the modern idea of gardening as both art form and popular pastime. In her survey of the rich heritage of Western gardening, Penelope Hobhouse's text is complemented by a collection of illustrations that range from the earliest Egyptian tomb painting to some of today's best garden photography.

About this title

Product Description:

Pavilion Books 1st. Edition

Review:

"Penelope Hobhouse's book is festooned with grand ideas. In Plants in Garden History, Hobhouse addresses design theory and the succession of styles, but her real concern is at ground level, among the foliage and inflorescences of the plants themselves. As a result, Plants in Garden History is an unusually informative and accessible history for practicing gardeners."

About this edition

• Publisher: Pavilion
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1857932730
• ISBN 13: 9781857932737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336