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Cultivating myths : fiction, fact & fashion in garden history
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Cultivating myths : fiction, fact & fashion in garden history

by Helen Leach

This book analyses garden history and fashion, questioning popular myths surrounding cottage gardens, lawns, and ornamental potagers. Drawing on historic gardening texts, it explores how key garden styles have developed and evolved over the centuries.

Accession 10794 ISBN 1869620496 Publisher Random House
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