Description
Town gardening was conventionally maligned as a trifling pursuit conducted within inhospitable and infertile enclosures. The view changed during the 18thc as middle class Londoners found in gardening activities an outlet for personal enjoyment and expression. This book describes how gardening affected the lives of many, becoming part of the ritual of the daily round and gratifying material aspirations. L-G charts how the private garden became for the first time a common expectation, how the rise of town gardening coincided with new social and economic views, how temporary fanciful gardens became popular, how gardens in the city related to suburban gardens, and much more about the origins and growth of domestic gardens in London. Hardcover. Published by Yale University Press 2011