Description
Book SynopsisThis second volume of
Hertfordshire Garden History considers how Hertfordshire’s historic parks and gardens have been influenced by, and reflect, the social and economic history of their time. Beginning with the hunting parks and Renaissance gardens of the Bacons, Cecils, and Capels in the 16th and 17th centuries—and their gradual replacement by designed landscapes—this book shows how, in Hertfordshire, individuals have long sought greater space and comfort within easy reach of the capital, London. With examples from both well-known and less-visible or vanished gardens from the past 500 years, it is sure to delight garden enthusiasts.
Table of Contents1. The London connection: gardens of the 16th and 17th centuries Deborah Spring 2. Hertfordshire's lost water gardens 1500 - 1750 Anne Rowe 3. Hadham Hall and the Capel family Jenny Milledge 4. Mr Lancelot Brown and his Hertfordshire clients Helen Lieper 5. Gardens and industry: the landscape of the Gade Valley in the nineteenth century Tom Williamson 6. Some Arts and Crafts gardens in Hertfordshire Kate Harwood 7. Planting the gardens: Hertfordshire's great nurseries Elizabeth Waugh 8. Salads and ornamentals: a short history of the Lea Valley nursery industry Kate Banister
