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The English Garden: A Social History by Charles Quest-Ritson (Paperback, 2003)
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At every stage in every age, we need to ask what owners sought from their gardens. We need to find an answer to the question - what are gardens really for? Charles Quest-Ritson sets out to provide an answer in this history of the English country garden which explains why it changed and evolved as it did. Central to the book is an analysis to how the costs and benefits of gardens and gardening have been perceived through the centuries and the changing aspirations of garden-owners. He explains the social implications of such innovations as garden temples, vineries and herbaceous boarders. We are told that Capability Brown swept away the formal garden of clipped boxes at Pentworth or Longleat and replaced it with a flowing landscape of trees, grass and water. But no one asks why owners were constrained to change their gardens so radically. Why was the formal garden, which had been such a symbol of culture, power and control for 250 years, swept away so suddenly and so completely? Was it just a change of fashion or were there deeper social or financial changes which ushered in the new style? Whilst the gardens of the rich have always been impressive symbols of social and economic success, the gardens of the poor, by contrast, began as a basic means of survival. In a survey spanning the last 500 years, the author shows how gardens have altered across the generations in direct response to changes in society. This is an illuminating piece of social history which reflects England's constant fascination with its gardens and their owners.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140295023
eBay Product ID (ePID)87003465
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe English Garden: a Social History
Publication Year2003
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles Quest-Ritson
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Weight906 g
Item Width189 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorCharles Quest-Ritson
TopicGardens
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- 29 Jun, 2017
How the English Garden Began
I first saw this book in our Village Nursery, Coffe Shop, and tried to barrow it but was told it was to important to the Nusery Staff for reference, I obtained the Hard Back copy from our Local Library, the price for the Hard Back is £25.00, I purchased this on Ebay, it is the Soft Back copy, the only difference between the two is the Cover, a very good and interesting book.
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