The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Title | The Victorian Kitchen Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Davies |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Chilton Gardens (England) |
ISBN | 9780563362821 |
Behind high redbrick walls at Chilton Foliat in Berkshire lies an extraordinary example of a traditional Victorian kitchen garden. This book traces its recent restoration from a neglected patch of weed-choked ground into a productive and well-ordered plot, cultivated with the use of Victorian tools and techniques and planted with 19th-century varieties of flowers, fruit and vegetables. The garden reflects the characteristics of the era - the inventiveness and interest in science, the constant quest for improvement and the strict social hierarchy.
The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Title | The Victorian Kitchen Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Davies |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Fruit-culture |
ISBN |
The Victorian Flower Garden
Title | The Victorian Flower Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Davies |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 1991-01 |
Genre | Chilton Gardens (England) |
ISBN | 9780563360735 |
Published to coincide with a BBC2 series starting in October 1991, this is a successor to the author's The Victorian Kitchen Garden and The Victorian Kitchen. It tells the stories behind flowers which Victorians grew and loved, and with the help of retired head gardener Harry Dodson explains how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated and used.
The Victorian Kitchen Garden Companion
Title | The Victorian Kitchen Garden Companion PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Dodson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 112 |
Release | 1988-01 |
Genre | Fruit-culture |
ISBN | 9780563207108 |
The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden
Title | The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden PDF eBook |
Author | David P. Hirsch |
Publisher | Random House Digital, Inc. |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9781580086660 |
A guide to growing and using vegetables and herbs includes valuable tips on garden construction, gardening techniques, harvesting, and cooking techniques.
The Victorian Garden
Title | The Victorian Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Ikin |
Publisher | Shire Publications |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-07-24 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780747811527 |
Gardening became a popular pastime in Victorian Britain with the rise of suburban gardens and a passion for the outdoors. New plant introductions from abroad brought a greater variety of plants, while improvements in technology made gardening more accessible. Gardening books and magazines spread the appeal and debate raged over the merits of colour and order versus wild and natural. The large and impressive gardens of country houses were emulated in suburban settings as the appeal of gardens and gardening spread to the masses, while the creation of public parks introduced green spaces to grey cities. As with architecture, Victorian gardens underwent a 'battle of the styles', and an exploration of the period reveals contrasting fashions for garish bedding, ornate Italian terracing, naturalistic planting, cool ferneries, colourful parterres, tranquil Japanese water features, and the occasional eccentric embellishment. The characters involved include such Victorian luminaries as John Loudon, Joseph Paxton and Charles Darwin, alongside the garden designers William Nesfield, Charles Barry and William Robinson, plant hunters Joseph Hooker, Robert Fortune and William Lobb, and the influential women Marianne North, Alicia Amherst and Jane Loudon. The pace of change makes the Victorian era of gardens an exciting time of exotic new plants, fiercely competitive head gardeners, impressive glasshouse engineering, strong personalities and contrasting ideals.
The Ornamental Kitchen Garden
Title | The Ornamental Kitchen Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Hamilton |
Publisher | Bbc Publications |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780563367635 |
Based on the BBC television series of the same name.