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A fascinating study of the great Victorian and Edwardian head gardeners, a group of self-made men who transformed gardening from a menial labour into a profession. Only the very best boys were taken on as gardeners, and with an apprenticeship of up to 15 years, they had plenty of time to become experts on all aspects of botany, from breeding to drawing. Many wrote bestselling books, and they published the first gardening magazines, being largely responsible for creating the science of horticulture as we know it today. Illustrated.
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A fascinating study of the great Victorian and Edwardian head gardeners, a remarkable group of self-made men who transformed gardening from menial labour into a profession.
