Introduction · 3
1 The English Garden in 1660 and 2020 · 7
2 Gardens and the State · 23
3 The Great Gardens · 55
4 Designers · 118
5 The Nursery Trade · 162
6 The Working Gardener · 197
7 Technology · 224
8 The People’s Gardens · 276
9 Kitchen Gardens · 312
10 Conclusion · 344
Acknowledgements · 351
List of Gardens · 353
Notes · 359
Selected Bibliography · 389
Index · 401
SIR RODERICK FLOUD was born in Barnes, England, and was educated at Oxford University in economic history. He has held many teaching and research positions at British colleges and has been vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University, president of Universities UK, and vice president of the European University Association. He holds honorary fellowships from Cambridge, Oxford, and the Historical Association, as well as honorary degrees from City University London and the University of Westminster. Floud is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Academia Europaea and received a knighthood for services to higher education.
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