Much criticised as weed-infested, badly cultivated and disfigured by the dung heap before the cottage door, eighteenth-century cottage gardens produced only the most basic food crops. But the paradox is that Scottish professional gardeners at this time were highly prized and sought after all over th...

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1. Verfasser:	Rice, Catherine ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY The Boydell Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:	Garden and landscape history
Schlagworte:	Cottage gardens / Scotland / History / 18th century Cottage gardens / Scotland / History / 19th century Cottage gardens / Scotland / History / 20th century Gardeners / Scotland / History / 18th century Gardeners / Scotland / History / 19th century Gardeners / Scotland / History / 20th century Working class / Scotland / History / 18th century Working class / Scotland / History / 19th century Working class / Scotland / History / 20th century Scotland / Social conditions
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Zusammenfassung:	Much criticised as weed-infested, badly cultivated and disfigured by the dung heap before the cottage door, eighteenth-century cottage gardens produced only the most basic food crops. But the paradox is that Scottish professional gardeners at this time were highly prized and sought after all over the world. And by the eve of the First World War Scottish cottage gardeners were raising flowers, fruit and a wide range of vegetables, and celebrating their successes at innumerable flower shows. This book delves into the lives of farm servants, labourers, weavers, miners and other workers living in the countryside, to discover not only what vegetables, fruit and flowers they grew, and how they did it, but also how poverty, insecurity and long and arduous working days shaped their gardens. Workers' cottage gardens were also expected to comply with the needs of landowners, farmers and employers and with their expectations of the industrious cottager. But not all the gardens were muddy cabbage and potato patches and not all the gardeners were ignorant or unenthusiastic. The book also tells the stories of the keen gardeners who revelled in their pretty plots, raised prize exhibits for village shows and, in a few cases, found gardening to be a stepping-stone to scientific exploration
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Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xix, 286 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781800104167
DOI:	10.1017/9781800104167