Cottage gardens and gardeners in the east of Scotland, 1750-1914 /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rice, Catherine (Local historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2021.
Colección:Garden and landscape history ; 11.
Temas:
1700-1999
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.
Jardins de cottage > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Jardins de cottage > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Jardins de cottage > Écosse > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Jardiniers > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Jardiniers > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Jardiniers > Écosse > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travailleurs > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Travailleurs > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Travailleurs > Écosse > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cottage gardens.
Gardeners.
Social conditions.
Working class.
Scotland > Social conditions.
Écosse > Conditions sociales.
Scotland.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations<br>Acknowledgements<br>List of Abbreviations<br>Counties of the Eastern Lowlands before 1975<br>A Note on Old Scottish Weights and Measures<br><br>Introduction<br>Chapter 1
  • The Changing Landscape<br>Chapter 2
  • Kailyards and Farm Servants<br>Chapter 3
  • Cottagers' Gardens<br>Chapter 4
  • Potato Grounds<br>Chapter 5
  • The Midden<br>Chapter 6
  • The Rural Diet<br>Chapter 7
  • Competitions and Shows<br>Chapter 8
  • The Cottage Gardener's Education<br>Chapter 9
  • The Idea of the Cottage Garden <br><br>Epilogue<br>Glossary<br>Bibliography

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