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Plant History

Plants in Garden History by Penelope Hobhouse click to enlarge

Plants in Garden History

Penelope Hobhouse
In this sumptuous survey, Penelope Hobhouse -- distinguished plantswoman, garden designer, and historian -- presents a definitive history of gardens and gardening, exploring the evolution of the Western model and the historical factors that have created the modern idea of gardening as both popular pastime and art form. Against this backdrop, Hobhouse focuses on the plants themselves -- the raw materials of the garden maker's art. Splendidly illustrated with paintings, illuminated manuscripts, botanical drawings, and frescoes, as well as period and contemporary photographs, this is a classic work that will be referred to for years to come.

Paperback: 336 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x 9.99 x 10.26

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing; (December 1, 1999)

$29.99

On sale plant history books

book cover unavailable Botanica North America: An Illustrated Guide to Native Plants: Their Botany, Their History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World

Marjorie Harris  
Usually ships in 24 hours Botanica North America is a comprehensive guide covers the native plants of North America and explores each climatic zone with engaging and... [read more]

$59.95
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book cover unavailable Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Ernst Lehner,Johanna Lehner  
Usually ships in 24 hours Comprehensive, profusely illustrated archive by two of the world's foremost collectors of pictorial symbols-and devoted flower enthusiasts. Their pictures, rendered from rare... [read more]

$12.95
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book cover unavailable Plant Discoveries: A Botanist's Voyage Through Plant Exploration

Sandra Knapp,Sandy Knapp  
In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Botanical paintings and fascinating essays are combined in Plant Discoveries to examine the fascinating history of plants and flowers. Over 20 plant... [read more]

$60.00
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book cover unavailable Plants in Garden History

Penelope Hobhouse  
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$29.95
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book cover unavailable Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940

Denise Wiles Adams  
Usually ships in 24 hours Today's gardeners have more plants and design ideas to choose from than ever before. But is there something missing in their gardens... [read more]

$39.95
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book cover unavailable The English Garden: A Social History

Charles Quest-Ritson  
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$45.00
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book cover unavailable The Tulip

Anna Pavord  
Usually ships in 24 hours The Tulip is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has made men mad. Greed, desire, anguish,... [read more]

$40.00
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book cover unavailable A Little History of British Gardening

Jenny Uglow   Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? This lively history of gardening in Britain takes us on a tour... [read more]

$35.00
book cover unavailable Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses

Rob Talbot,Robin Whiteman   Brother Cadfael, the enthusiastic gardener and herbalist created by Ellis Peters, was renowned for his great knowledge of plants, especially the exotic... [read more]

$29.95
book cover unavailable Fruit: An Illustrated History

Peter Blackburne-Maze   Fruit appears in art, mythology, and nearly every religious belief. The uses of fruit are varied: for food, drink, paint pigment, decoration,... [read more]

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book cover unavailable George Forrest Plant Hunter

Brenda McLean  
Usually ships in 24 hours This work, published to celebrate the centenary of George Forrest's first setting out for the mountains of Yunnan, brings the man to... [read more]

$59.50
book cover unavailable Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark (Lewis & Clark Expedition)

William Munoz,Dorothy Hinshaw Patent  
Usually ships in 24 hours When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their landmark journey of discovery in 1804, President Thomas Jefferson directed them to notice... [read more]

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book cover unavailable The Natural History of Medicinal Plants

Judith Sumner,Mark J. Plotkin,Judith Summer   Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years, from aspirin to quinine. Writing for the lay reader,... [read more]

$24.95

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