Book ID: 22647
Robinson, William
The English Flower Garden. Foreword by Henry Mitchell and Introduction by Deborah Nevins. 15th ed. 1933 (Reprint 1984). 17 pls. many illustr. XLI, 720 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
Contents: In this book, William Robinson, a giant in his field, laid down the principles that revolutionized the art of gardening. Robinson'ssource of information was the simple cottage garden. He rejected theartificial and the formal approach to gardening which was popular amongVictorian gardeners and had a profound respect for nature's infinite diversity. His directives apply with equal effect to the smallest gardenand to the vast acreage of his famous estate, Gravetye manor in Sussex.