The definitive work on Walled Kitchen Gardens by the country’s leading expert in the field. The work is delightfully illustrated by the author herself. Susan has visited over 600 walled gardens in the UK.
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‘Toby Musgrave’s delightful book about the single-minded and often tyrannical horticulturalistic pioneers of the English country garden.’ Independent on Sunday
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An excellent introduction to walled kitchen gardens. Well illustrated, it covers the situation, design and layout of walled gardens, cultivation and crops, the walls and their fruit, heat and glasshouses, and the back sheds and the workforce.
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C Anne Wilson compiled these chapters, written by many different experts in the field of gardening history and heritage. She was formerly an Assistant Librarian at the Brotherton Library, Leeds University and is now a freelance historian. She has published books and articles on food history in Britain and early wine-distilling.
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Comprehensive, richly illustrated and beautifully written, this book traces the history of kitchen gardening from the Greek and Roman roots to the present day. It offers a fascinating insight into the skills and horticultural secrets of the past, by examining the development of the walled kitchen garden – its structure, layout and planting – through the imaginary yet typical English country estate, Charleston Kedding. 288pp, hardback. Out of print.
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Published by Random House, 1996.
The 12-month diary of the activities in a kitchen garden in Northamptonshire that was still being run in the old, traditional way in 1984. Out of print.
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Published by Century Press 1987
A useful introduction to the development of the glasshouse, beginning with the orangery and 18th century hothouses through to the mid 20th century. It covers the mass produced glasshouses of the 19th century, with a chapter on restored examples. Also included is a list of places to visit where restored glasshouses can be seen in use.
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Subtitled “the pleasures and plenty of the Victorian garden”, this book is about the accomplishments of the head gardener in the hey-day (1840-76) of Victorian gardening and the way in which he supported the social function of the country house. The model is the gardens at Linton Park in Kent. There are several good chapters on the productions of the kitchen garden and its glasshouses.
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Published by Century, 1990
The book that was written to accompany a famous BBC television series on this subject.
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BBC Books 1987
How produce was grown and how it was used.
Particularly useful for those interested in the early development of kitchen gardens. divided into two sections: ‘The Garden’ and The Produce’. The book is a compilation of chapters each of which is contributed by a specialist, such as ‘The Walled Garden at Shugborough’ by Simon Sekers and ‘Glasshouse and Frames 1600-1900’ by Susan Campbell. Well illustrated throughout, there is also a useful list of National Trust properties that have walled kitchen gardens.
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Sutton Publishing Ltd in association with the National Trust, 1998
