The Apothecaries' Garden

Download or read book The Apothecaries' Garden written by Sue Minter and published by The History Press. This book was released on 1996-09-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of London, beside the Thames not far from the site of the world famous flower show, there is another magical garden. It has been there for over three hundred years and is now the calmest corner, and the most valuable four acres of freehold, in fashionable SW3. It has been the scene of some of the most important developments in the history of horticulture, medicine and twentieth-century agriculture. This book tells its fascinating story.