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Gardening Across the Pond
Anglo-American Exchanges from the Settlers in Virginia to Prairie Gardens in England
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Richard Bisgrove
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For four hundred years there has been a special relationship between Britain and what is now the United States of America in many aspects of life, not least in gardening. From the early settlers taking their familiar English plants to the New World and early plant-hunters bringing back exciting new plants for English gardens to the twenty-first-century English infatuation with 'prairie gardening', ideas and plants have been crossing and re-crossing the Atlantic.
In Gardening Across the Pond, Richard Bisgrove explores four centuries of translantic influences, from the Tradescants, plant-hunting in seventeenth century Virginia, to the prairie landscapes of the 2012 London Olympic Park, and attempts to answer that thorny question - is the English cottage garden an American invention? New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
"Well-researched. This detailed book is a personal exploration of American garden history seen through English eyes. Some themes will be well-known to British readers, but Bisgove introduces other topics that are not." * Hortus * "In this beautifully presented and copiously illustrated book, Richard Bisgrovve draws on his lifetimes work in landscape and garden design to provide a fascinating overview of transatlantic exchanges, of both plants and ideas....Anyone interested in garden history will find many pointers for further reading in this engaging book about a fascinating subject." * The Plantsman * "A fascinating, scholarly work." * The Irish Garden * "An accessible account of the special gardening relationship between the USA and the UK that extends back over four centuries. Earns its place on the bookshelves of enthusiastic garden historians and gardeners interested in where plants come from." -- Ruth Chivers * Daily Telegraph Gardening Books of the Year * "Full of surprises." -- Stephen Anderton * The Times Gardening Books of the Year * "Lovely...a fascinating and informative read." * Image Interiors and Living * "I was completely riveted from the very first page by the interwoven and complex horticultural history of the Anglo-American relationship. A fascinating read...thoroughly illuminating." * Gardens Illustrated * "Minutely researched, this readable work reflects a lifetime's study and passion for the world's greatest gardens." * The English Garden *