Vintage Wisconsin Gardens: A History of Home Gardening

by Lee Somerville

As Wisconsin's population moved from farmsteads into villages, towns, and cities, the state saw a growing interest in gardening as a leisure activity and source of civic pride. In Vintage Wisconsin Gardens, Lee Somerville introduces readers to the region's ornamental gardens of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, showcasing the "vernacular" gardens created by landscaping enthusiasts for their own use and pleasure.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870204750
• ISBN13: 9780870204753
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 9.0"