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The Brother Gardeners: A Generation of Gentlemen Naturalists and the Birth of an Obsession

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The Brother Gardeners: A Generation of Gentlemen Naturalists and the Birth of an Obsession

From the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature, a fascinating look at theÂ men who made Britain teh center of the botanical world.

Bringing to life the science and adventure of eighteenth-century plant collecting, The Brother Gardeners is the story of how six men created the modern garden and changed the horticultural world in the process. It is a story of a garden revolution that began in America.
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In 1733, colonial farmer John Bartram shipped two boxes of precious American plants and seeds to Peter Collinson in London. Around these men formed the nucleus of a botany movement, which included famous Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus; Philip Miller, bestselling author of The Gardeners Dictionary; and Joseph Banks and David Solander, two botanist explorers, who scoured the globe for plant life aboard Captain Cookâ‚¬s Endeavor. As they cultivated exotic blooms from around the world, they helped make Britain an epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. The Brother Gardeners paints a vivid portrait of an emerging world of knowledge and gardening as we know it today.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0307454754
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2010-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780307454751

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