As aptly categorized in the foreword: "This is gardening at ground level, history with (you might say) dirty fingernails." The late son of the Huxley dynasty of

A fascinating, definitive history of garden development and design. From the earliest documented gardens of ancient Mesopotamia to the eclectic landscapes of th

"Minnesota Gardens" glimpses gardening as practiced by pioneer and Victorian Minnesotans. Details Depression-era and gret estate gardens, and celebrates today's

History of fruit accompanied by 300 color illustrations, and biographies of their illustrators.