A Rage for Rock Gardening : The Story of Reginald Farrer

by Nicola Shulman

Book Overview

A hundred years ago there was a pronounced change in the direction of British gardening. The garden was transformed from a plaything for the rich to a democratic exercise, a hobby for the millions.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904095216
• ISBN13: 9781904095217
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Short Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.4" x 0.8" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

A charming book about an uncharming man

A slender volume about Reginald Farrer, a Victorian plant collector who was almost single handedly responsible not only for the new "rage" of rock gardening, but in changing the way gardening books were written. It's a beautifully written book by an author who has a clear talent for the English language, but the man himself just wasn't very likeable! Includes several photos as well as gorgeous botanical drawings of several of Farrer's discoveries.