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A History of the Garden in Fifty Tools

A History of the Garden in Fifty Tools

by Bill Laws
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/04/2014

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Every tool has a tale to tell. The garden shed shelters some improbable stories, from the Mayan and Mediterranean clay pot makers to the tale of the tailor, trimming the uniforms of English Redcoats, who invented the lawn mower; from the manic evolution of the seventeenth-century Dutch bulb planter to the plant container that created a movable orchard at Versailles; from the back story of Henry David Thoreau's favorite hoe to Gertrude Jekyll's homemade daisy digger.

A History of the Garden in Fifty Tools is a historical, horticultural journey, told through fifty pieces of garden gear, which also provides some useful and curious insights into their care and preservation.
ISBN:
9781743317969
9781743317969
Category:
Gardening
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-04-2014
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
224
Dimensions (mm):
227x170mm
Weight:
0.7kg

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