A short history of gardens / Gordon Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Gordon, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardens--History.

Gardens.

History.

Gardening--History.

Gardening.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers.0In this short history, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198784616

0198784619

OCLC:

964291231