1990s Gardening Through the Ages

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Gardening Through The Ages: An Illustrated History, by Penelope Hobhouse. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First printing. A lavishly … more Gardening Through The Ages: An Illustrated History, by Penelope Hobhouse. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First printing. A lavishly illustrated history of the garden, as design concepts developed through time and around the world, from ancient Egypt to present day America. Choosing a dazzling array of sources and illustrations, the author defines how formality and ideas of the natural have always developed in competition. Highly recommended. 336 pages. less