The Victorian gardener

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Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities today and most people take it for granted that suitable plants, equipment and information are easily available. This was not always the case. Anne Wilkinson's engaging book recreates the world of amateur Victorian gardeners - those who had no idea how to start gardening, and no information to help them. In the 1860s gardening was mainly the preseve of professionals who worked on large estates, but a new breed of gardeners was emerging - ordinary householders. This book richly illustrated with images from contemporary magazines and ot. Read more... Abstract: How the Victorians became the forefathers of the modern garden Read more... Content: Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Colour Plates List of Black and White Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: The Gardeners 1. 'The Home of Taste': How Gardening Enhanced Domestic Life 2. 'Every Man his own Gardener' Part Two: Learning to Garden 3. The Quest for Information 4. Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists 5. The Hardware of the Garden 6. Societies, Shows and Competitions Part Three: Creating the Garden 7. The Front Garden 8. The Pleasure Garden 9. The Vegetable Garden 10. The Fruit Garden. 11. The Flower Garden12. The Natural Garden 13. The Rose Garden 14. The Water Garden 15. The Exotic Garden 16. The Indoor Garden Epilogue: What the Victorian Gardeners Did for Us Appendix 1. Victorian Gardening Magazines Appendix 2. Suppliers and Places to Visit Notes Bibliography Photo Section.