Great British Gardeners - From the Early Plantsmen to Chelsea Medal WinnersPevná vazba
British gardening history began even before the Romans, who brought Mediterranean plants which still flourish across Britain. Gardening grew in the 16th century and a distinctively British style…
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British gardening history began even before the Romans, who brought Mediterranean plants which still flourish across Britain. Gardening grew in the 16th century and a distinctively British style became a major export in the 18th century. Today, the annual Chelsea Flower Show is an international festival, and British garden designers are in demand all over the world. This book traces the history of British gardening over 450 years through the stories of 28 key figures, showing what drove them, and their role in the evolution of Britain's gardens. Their work shows changes in taste and society down the centuries. Familiar names are featured, such as "Capability" Brown, Humphry Repton, Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West and Christopher Lloyd, together with less well-known figures such as John Gerard, whose Herball of 1597 inspired generations of plantsmen, the Tradescants, pioneer plant