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Isabella Beeton was born in 1836, the eldest of twenty-one children, and died at the age twenty-eight. Despite the shortness of her life she managed to produce not only her world-famous book of Household Management but also this lesser known but equally comprehensive book of Garden Management. The subjects covered are familiar to all those who read modern journalism and books on gardening or watch gardening programmes on television: soil structures, manures and compost, planning and landscaping, walls and fences, ornamental features, tools, sowing, planting and transplanting. There are chapters on trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruit growing; on frames and glasshouses; and finally twelve chapters covering the gardening year. Mrs Beeton first published Household Management and Garden Management in the 1860s at a time when Victorian middle-class families had money to spend but little or no previous experience of owning or managing houses and gardens. Mrs Beeton's guidance proved extremely useful and popular. Her information and wisdom were so sound that many of her precepts remained 'rules' well into the middle of the twentieth century. Mrs Beeton's Garden Management is not only packed with horticultural advice on the use of traditional methods - always with an eye to new ideas - but it is also a social document providing an insight into the art of gardening as it was so enthusiastically practised in the past.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Useful book but a blatent use of the Mrs. Beeton name to sell copies. This book was not written by Isabella Beeton at all.
It was written or edited by her husband's publishing company along with lots of other books with the Beeton prefix.
I cannot believe that the publishers have got away with saying it was written by Isabella Beeton, much of the content also refers to machinery and innovations that occured after the death of Mrs and Mr Beeton.
I almost used this as a useful link between her cookery book and the growth of food for an exhibition - I'm glad it didn't take it at face value.
It was written or edited by her husband's publishing company along with lots of other books with the Beeton prefix.
I cannot believe that the publishers have got away with saying it was written by Isabella Beeton, much of the content also refers to machinery and innovations that occured after the death of Mrs and Mr Beeton.
I almost used this as a useful link between her cookery book and the growth of food for an exhibition - I'm glad it didn't take it at face value.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Mrs Beeton's Gardening Companion can also double as a door stop, it is sooo huge. The utterly amazing Isabella Beeton wrote millions upon millions of helpful words in her household management tomes; ran and managed a large household and then, tragically, died at the young age of 28. I am in awe of this woman and am ashamed to admit that I have achieved only a tiny percentage of her goals - and I am 68 !!!
I would recommend this brilliant book to EVERYONE over the age of 15 - and not just women.
I would recommend this brilliant book to EVERYONE over the age of 15 - and not just women.
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I am finding this publication a great read to pick up and just dive in when you have a little spare time to use valuabley , keeping wanting to back for more- - -
not a lot has changed in the gardening world from then till now so it make it easy to relate ! !
I am finding this publication a great read to pick up and just dive in when you have a little spare time to use valuabley , keeping wanting to back for more- - -
not a lot has changed in the gardening world from then till now so it make it easy to relate ! !
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