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  • The English Garden

    The Reviewer

    Nov 04, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS VIVIENNE HAMBLY

    ADVOLLY RICHMOND

    Garden, landscape and social history researcher. advolly.co.uk; @AdvollyR

    Plants in Garden History

    by Penelope Hobhouse (Pavilion)

    Plants have driven the evolution of gardens for centuries and the influx of exotic specimens has led to the creation of dedicated spaces to display them while meeting their specific cultural needs. I love this book because it highlights the invaluable contribution of plants to society and also demonstrates that every garden large or small contains a bit of garden history.

    Oxford Companion to Gardens

    by Geoffrey & Susan Jellico, Patrick Goode & Michael Lancaster (Oxford University Press)

    This is the first book I reach for when I

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