Bibliograph

London parks and gardens, Alicia Amherst

Type

Label

London parks and gardens, Alicia Amherst

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

London parks and gardens

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

912292796

Responsibility statement

Alicia Amherst

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. Botany and horticultureCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Brought up among the extensive grounds of her family home at Didlington Hall in Norfolk, Alicia Amherst (1865–1941) was a keen gardener from an early age. Especially interested in socially beneficial gardening, she sat on the board of the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1900, encouraged the growing of smoke-resistant flowers in poor urban areas, and promoted the greater use of allotments and school gardens during the First World War. Long regarded as a significant work for its thorough yet accessible approach, this well-researched historical and horticultural survey first appeared in 1907 under her married name of the Honourable Mrs Evelyn Cecil. Beautifully illustrated throughout, it covers London's royal and other parks as well as less obvious green spaces such as squares, burial grounds, and Inns of Court. A map and plant lists are also included. Amherst's History of Gardening in England (1895) is also reissued in this series.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- 1. Introductory -- 2. Hyde Park -- 3. St James's and Green Parks -- 4. Regent's Park -- 5. Greenwich Park -- 6. Municipal parks -- 7. South London parks -- 8. Commons and open spaces -- 9. Squares -- 10. Burial-grounds -- 11. Inns of Court -- 12. Historical gardens -- 13. Private gardens -- Appendix -- Works consulted -- Hyde Park and Kensington gardens: list of trees and shrubs -- Index

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