An Economic History of the English Garden.

Roderick Floud.

The first ever economic history of English gardening and a groundbreaking study. Floud reveals the truly prodigious sums of money spent since the Restoration on garden design, construction and garden plants. He also describes the impact of gardening on the development of important new technologies, and on industry in general. The sums of money spent at modern garden centres is astounding, as he shows. Floud argues that gardening has been, and is still, the county’s biggest industry. One of the best garden history books you could read.

Penguin Random House UK, London, 2019.

ISBN 9789780241235577

Hardback with dust jacket. 397 pages.

AS NEW. Fine condition.