The Story of the Garden

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The Story of the Garden provides a detailed history of the garden, exploring its origins and development throughout the ages. Contents include: The Traditional Influence of Ancient Garden Lore , The Mediaeval Garden , The Tudor Age , Stuart Times , French and Dutch Influences , The Georgian Period , The Landscape School and the Victorian and Edwardian Eras , American Gardens , List of Plants from ‘The Feate of Gardening, by Mayster Ion Gardener , etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1932.