Jane Loudon confesses that she knew nothing of plants when she married the great horticulturist John Claudius Loudon, and offers what ten years of his teaching made of her. She covers soils and digging, propagation, sowing and transplanting, flower beds, the kitchen garden, fruit trees, pruning, disbudding and thinning blossom, arguing that a lady’s delicate touch suits many tasks better than a gardener’s.
A landmark in garden writing that helped make gardening a respectable pursuit for Victorian women. Download the free EPUB.