Making of the English Gardener - Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560-1660

The people and publications at the root of a national obsession In the century between the accession of Elizabeth I and the restoration of Charles II, a horticultural revolution took place in England, making it a leading player in the European horticultural game. Ideas were exchanged across networks of gardeners, botanists, scholars, and courtiers, and the burgeoning vernacular book trade spread this new knowledge still further-reaching even the growing number of gardeners furnishing their more modest plots across the verdant nation and its young colonies in the Americas. Margaret Willes introduces a plethora of garden enthusiasts, from the renowned to the legions of anonymous workers who created and tended the great estates. Packed with illustrations from the herbals, design treatises, and practical manuals that inspired these men-and occasionally women-Willes's book enthrallingly charts how England's garden grew.

About the author

Margaret Willes, the former Publisher for the National Trust, has written and illustrated numerous books. She lives in London.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Willes, Willes Margaret
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2013
• EAN: 9780300197266
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19726-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; England, COOKING / General, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Cookery / food & drink etc, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Landscape architecture and design, Cookery / food and drink / food writing