A Brief History of Gardening
By Neil Fairbairn.
Description
In A BRIEF HISTORY OF GARDENING, Harvard graduate and gardener, Neil Fairbairn chronicles more than 8,500 years of gardening with wit and irreverence. Fairbairn's gift for telling is evident throughout this engaging glimpse at the history of seed-sowing throughout the world, beginning in 6500 BC to the year 2000 and beyond. The book's nine chapters are arranged chronologically and are comprised of short, informative entries covering a particular person, event or movement important to gardening. Readers will learn: * The first evidence of conservation dates from 2600 BC China, wher...
ISBN(s)
0875968635, 9780875968636
