Garden heroes and villains. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George Drower.
• Other Names: Drower, G. M. F (George M. F.)
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Techno Wizards; Edwin Budding's Lawnmower; John Aitken's Chainsaw; Heron of Alexandria's Fountains; Percy Thrower, the Media Presenter; Thomas Church's Timber Decking; Caius Martius's Ornate Hedging; 2. Garden Spoilers; Charles Isham's Gnomes; Christopher Leyland's Monster Tree; William Harcourt's Country House Demolitions; Paul Muller's DDT Insecticide; John Innes's Peat Compost; 3. Invaders and Infiltrators; Conrad Loddiges's Rhododendron; Emilio Levier's Giant Hogweed; Thomas Brocklehurst's Squirrels. Philipp von Siebold's Japanese KnotweedChristine Buisman and Dutch Elm Disease; 4. Of Greatest Advantage; John Rose's English Vines; Carolus Clusius's Flower Garden; John Loudon's Horticultural Journal; Martin Hope Sutton's Packet Seeds; Harry Veitch's Chelsea Flower Show; Elsie Wagg's National Gardens Scheme; Further Reading.
• Publisher Details: Stroud : The History Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 635.092; Gardeners -- Biography; Gardening -- Equipment and supplies -- History; Gardening -- History -- Miscellanea; Jardiniers -- Biographies; Jardinage -- Appareils et matériel -- Histoire; GARDENING -- Essays; GARDENING -- Reference; GARDENING -- Vegetables; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture; Gardeners; Gardening; Gardening -- Equipment and supplies; Biographies; History; Trivia and miscellanea
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750954143; 0750954140
• Related ISBNs: 0750933666
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.