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The Victorian Fern Craze by Sarah Whittingham ( Shire Publications , 2009 )
A compelling flavour at the fern frenzy that took British plant collector by storm between 1837 and 1914 . In chronicling the Victorians ’ cultivation of , and general compulsion with , ferns , Whittingham paint a vivid portrait of the era .
Henry Shaw ’s Victorian Landscapes : The Missouri Botanical Garden and Tower Grove Park by Carol Grove ( University of Massachusetts Press , 2005 )
set out in the 1850s , the St. Louis philanthropist Henry Shaw search to metamorphose his estate , Tower Grove , into the first American botanic garden , using Victorian models as inspiration . A fascinating portrait of a true American illusionist .
The straightlaced Garden by Tom Carter ( Salem House , 1985 )
This authoritative story , replete with delicious details — including descriptions of arcane garden cock like the cucumber straightener — emphasizes the wallop Britain ’s expanding empire had on domestic gardening during the nineteenth 100 .
The tight-laced Garden Catalogue : A Treasure Trove of Horticultural Paraphernalia , introduction by Daphne Ledward ( Studio Editions , 1995 )
Seed and garden catalogues have been around for farseeing than most people realize . In fact , such publication arguably regain their most vibrant expression in the prudish era , when British provider write out catalog featuring an astounding stove of wares , from cosmetic archways to alien plants — all rendered in richly detailed example , reproduced attractively in this book of account .
Victorian Gardens by Caroline Holmes ( Schiffer Publishing Ltd. , 2005 )
A more instructional and unconscious process - oriented overview than Tom Carter ’s similarly titled history , this tome explores the various horticulture elan and techniques that Victorian plantsman strived to master , such as geometrical bedding , statuary , fountains , and topiary .
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