A History of Kitchen Gardening
Distributed for Unicorn Publishing Group
336 pages
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illustrated in halftones throughout
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7 x 9
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© 2016
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Preface to the new edition
Introduction
Bibliography
Glossary and biographies
Acknowledgments
Sources for drawings
Index
Introduction
- Location
- Water
- Walls for Protection
- Heated Walls and Other Embellishments
- Walls for Fruit
- The Layout of Beds, Borders and Paths
- New Vegetables, Old Techniques
- The Frameyard
- The Compost Yard
- Glass and Heat
- The Pinery
- The Vinery
- The Nineteenth-Century Glasshouse Range
- The Potting Shed
- Pest and Diseases
- The Mushroom House
- The Seed Room
- Picking, Packing and Storing
- The Gardeners
Bibliography
Glossary and biographies
Acknowledgments
Sources for drawings
Index
Review Quotes
Journal of the Museum of Garden History, on the previous edition
“We have a sense of real plants growing in real gardens and even the garden history seems to come alive within this context. . . . a smashing book.”
Booklist, on the previous edition
“Campbell presents the history of a grand English kitchen garden, albeit one conjured up from a pastiche of actual estates. Acknowledging the current popularity of a gardening style that combines ornamentals with edible plants, Campbell’s richly descriptive book expounds on the decorative landscape capable of returning a bounty of fresh produce. In this way, the former idea of a kitchen garden connects with very modern concerns for eating in a healthy way, making the notion more apropos than ever. With exhaustive depth, Campbell uncovers classically inspired garden designs, picturesque glasshouses filled with tropical rarities, esoteric uses for plants, and, of course, the lives of gardeners responsible for maintaining their masters’ estates. More than ample material to fascinate the garden lover who appreciates history with a British spin.”
The Blackberry Garden
"A truly interesting book....if you picked it up and started flipping through the pages you would find it hard to put down. It has the perfect mix of fascinating insights into the past plus nuggets of information."
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