{"product_id":"the-book-of-garden-management-paperback-9781108049399","title":"The Book of Garden Management (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108049399","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Book of Garden Management\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis anonymous 1871 work provides a complete, illustrated guide to gardening for the enthusiastic Victorian amateur.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnonymous (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108049399, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e948 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  12 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 5.4 cm, 1.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis anonymous work (the name of H. P. D., the author of the preface, is not known) was probably compiled by Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831–77), the publishing entrepreneur who made his wife's Book of Household Management one of the best-selling titles of the century. Published in 1871, it is a complete guide to gardening for the enthusiastic middle-class amateur, with instructions on everything from choosing the site to garden design, plants and cultivation, 'fountains, fish-ponds, and ornamental waters' to the use of colour, interspersed with a detailed calendar of tasks to be carried out each month. It is illustrated with line engravings and twelve plates (which can be viewed in colour online at http:www.cambridge.org\/9781108049399), providing both practical information and a fascinating insight into the plants available to the Victorian gardener, the techniques for cultivating flowers, fruit and vegetables, and the then current trends in design and display.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. History and literature of gardening\u003cbr\u003e 2. Formation of natural soils\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the choice of a garden-site\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mechanical preparation of soils\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of gardening styles and plans\u003cbr\u003e 6. On laying-out gardens\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fences, walls, and shelters\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fountains, fish-ponds, and ornamental waters\u003cbr\u003e 9. Roads, walks, and bridges\u003cbr\u003e 10. Principles of vegetation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pests of the garden\u003cbr\u003e 12. Levelling and laying-out gardens\u003cbr\u003e 13. Furnishing the garden\u003cbr\u003e 14. Monthly calendar for January\u003cbr\u003e 15. On planting, pruning, and training fruit-trees\u003cbr\u003e 16. Monthly calendar for February\u003cbr\u003e 17. Glazed horticultural buildings\u003cbr\u003e 18. Monthly calendar for March\u003cbr\u003e 19. Orchard-houses\u003cbr\u003e 20. Monthly calendar for April\u003cbr\u003e 21. Autumnal flowering-plants\u003cbr\u003e 22. Monthly calendar for May\u003cbr\u003e 23. Old gardens and their renewal\u003cbr\u003e 24. Monthly calendar for June\u003cbr\u003e 25. Monthly calendar for July\u003cbr\u003e 26. Flower and fruit cultivation under glass\u003cbr\u003e 27. On gathering and storing fruit\u003cbr\u003e 28. Monthly calendar for August\u003cbr\u003e 29. On harvesting soils and manures\u003cbr\u003e 30. The florist-flower garden\u003cbr\u003e 31. Monthly calendar for September\u003cbr\u003e 32. The rose garden\u003cbr\u003e 33. Monthly calendar for October\u003cbr\u003e 34. Standard, climbing, and potted roses\u003cbr\u003e 35. Harmonizing colours in furnishing flower-beds\u003cbr\u003e 36. Monthly calendar for November\u003cbr\u003e 37. Monthly calendar for December\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266090553624,"sku":"9781108049399","price":64.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108049399i.jpg?v=1696746796","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-book-of-garden-management-paperback-9781108049399","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}