{"product_id":"the-english-flower-garden-style-position-and-arrangement-paperback-9781108037129","title":"The English Flower Garden; Style, Position, and Arrangement (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037129","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe English Flower Garden\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStyle, Position, and Arrangement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1883 best-selling gardening book revolutionised garden design in later Victorian England, advocating a more natural style.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Robinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037129, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e718 pages, 327 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4.4 cm, 0.8 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\"\u003eAn Irish-born gardener and writer, William Robinson (1838–1935) travelled widely to study gardens and gardening in Europe and America. He founded a weekly illustrated periodical, The Garden, in 1871, which he owned until 1919, and published numerous books on different aspects of horticulture. Topics included annuals, hardy perennials, alpines and subtropical plants, as well as accounts of his travels. This book, his most famous work, was first published in 1883, and fifteen editions were issued in his lifetime. It has been described as 'the most widely read and influential gardening book ever written'. Aimed at both amateurs and experienced gardeners, it sets out clearly the different types of plant suitable for each type of situation, and how to grow them. Robinson advocated a revolution in garden design, rejecting the more formal flower-beds which had long been popular in favour of a more natural and individual style.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Position and style\u003cbr\u003e Examples from English gardens\u003cbr\u003e Hardy plants and the modes of arranging them\u003cbr\u003e Of hardy flowers\u003cbr\u003e Spring flowers\u003cbr\u003e Autumnal flowers\u003cbr\u003e Hardy bulbs\u003cbr\u003e Alpine, boy, and water plants and hardy ferns\u003cbr\u003e The special culture of choice and 'florists' hardy flowers\u003cbr\u003e The garden of sweet-smelling flowers\u003cbr\u003e The garden of beautiful form\u003cbr\u003e The wild garden\u003cbr\u003e Hardy climbing plants\u003cbr\u003e Roseries, past and present\u003cbr\u003e Economy and wasted effort\u003cbr\u003e Summer bedding\u003cbr\u003e Colour in the flower garden\u003cbr\u003e Labelling and staking\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The English Flower Garden, or, Flowers of the Open Air.\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":46003101368600,"sku":"9781108037129","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037129i_86f521fd-3c43-4667-b749-85e20faf0075.jpg?v=1694879963","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-english-flower-garden-style-position-and-arrangement-paperback-9781108037129","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}