An Economic History of the English Garden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Economic History of the English Garden write by Roderick Floud. This book was released on 2020-11-05. An Economic History of the English Garden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 'Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister (1996-1997) 'Thousands of books have been written about the history of British gardens but Roderick Floud, one of Britain's most distinguished economic historians, asks new and important questions: how much did gardens cost to build and maintain, and where did the money come from? Superbly researched, it is full of information which will surprise both economists and gardeners. The book is fun as well as edifying: Floud shows us gardens grand and humble, and introduces us gardeners, plantsmen and technologies in wonderful varieties.' Jane Humphries, Centennial Professor, London School of Economics At least since the seventeenth century, most of the English population have been unable to stop making, improving and dreaming of gardens. Yet in all the thousands of books about them, this is the first to address seriously the question of how much gardens and gardening have cost, and to work out the place of gardens in the economic, as well as the horticultural, life of the nation. It is a new kind of gardening history. Beginning with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Roderick Floud describes the role of the monarchy and central and local government in creating gardens, as well as that of the (generally aristocratic or plutocratic) builders of the great gardens of Stuart, Georgian and Victorian England. He considers the designers of these gardens as both artists and businessmen - often earning enormous sums by modern standards, matched by the nurserymen and plant collectors who supplied their plants. He uncovers the lives and rewards of working gardeners, the domestic gardens that came with the growth of suburbs and the impact of gardening on technical developments from man-made lakes to central heating. AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN shows the extraordinary commitment of money as well as time that the English have made to gardens and gardening over three and a half centuries. It reveals the connections of our gardens to the re-establishment of the English monarchy, the national debt, transport during the Industrial Revolution, the new industries of steam, glass and iron, and the built environment that is now all around us. It is a fresh perspective on the history of England and will open the eyes of gardeners - and garden visitors - to an unexpected dimension of what they do.
A Little History of British Gardening
A Little History of British Gardening - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Little History of British Gardening write by Jenny Uglow. This book was released on 2012-10-31. A Little History of British Gardening available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Get out in your garden and discover the history hidden in the hedges. Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? Did potatoes seem really, really weird when they arrived on our shores? Drawn from Jenny Uglow's own love for plants, this lively 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. Tracking down the ordinary folk who worked the earth - from weeding women to florists - as well as aristocrats and grand designers and famous plant-hunters, A Little History of British Gardening is brought to life by gorgeously vivid illustrations and Uglow's insightful wisdom. Not only dealing with flowery meads, grottoes and vistas, landscapes and ha-has, parks and allotments, Uglow explains, for example, how the Tudors made their curious knots; how housewives used herbs to stop freckles; how the suburbs dug for victory in World War II. With a brief guide to particular historic or evocative gardens open to the public, this is a book to put in your pocket when planning a crisp, winter's day out - but also to read in your armchair with a well-earned glass of red, after a hard day's graft in your own garden. 'Enchanting, stirringly evocative and fascinating' Daily Mail 'This book will be a joy for any gardener' Independent
The English Garden
The English Garden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The English Garden write by Charles Quest-Ritson. This book was released on 2003. The English Garden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sociohistorical overview of English gardening trends.
The Medieval Economy and Society
The Medieval Economy and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Medieval Economy and Society write by Michael Moïssey Postan. This book was released on 1973. The Medieval Economy and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The First Industrial Nation
The First Industrial Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Industrial Nation write by Peter Mathias. This book was released on 2001. The First Industrial Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The industrial revolution of Britain is recognized today as a model for industrialization all over the world. Now with a new introduction by the author, this book is widely renowned as a classic text for students of this key period.
