Suburban Gardener, and Villa Companion

A detailed 1838 guide to suburban living, with instructions for acquiring or building a 'villa', and laying out its grounds.

Summary

The Scottish landscape gardener and prolific horticultural writer John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843) published this guide to suburban living in 1838. With its instructions for acquiring or building a 'villa', and laying out its grounds, it offers fascinating insights into the practical and social aspirations of the emerging middle classes.

Product details

• Authors: John Claudius Loudon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 14.03.2014
• Subject: Guides > Nature > Garden; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture
• EAN: 9781108074629
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07462-9
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21.7 x 4.3 cm
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany; Botany & plant sciences; Botany and plant sciences