For fans of The Tulip and Orchid Fever, a captivating account of big business, adventure and family intrigue in the horticultural world.
For over a century and across five generations, one Scottish family pioneered the introduction of hundreds of new plants into gardens, conservatories and houses and became the foremost European cultivators and hybridizers of their day. The story begins in 1768 when a Scotsman named John Veitch went to England to find his fortune, starting out as a gardener for the aristocracy. Realizing that horticultural mania had begun to spread throughout the population, Veitch and his wife opened a nursery and began to send the first commercial plant collectors to North and South America, Australia, India, Japan, China and the South Seas. These plant collectors were among the first people allowed into the countries of the Far East and the tales of their travels, many of them perilous and some fatal, are wonderful adventure stories. Combining an historian's eye for detail with a flair for storytelling, the author charts the fortunes of one family and through them tells the fascinating story of the modern garden.
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Sue Shepherd is the author of Pickled, Potted and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World. She has been a successful TV producer and currently lives in Bristol.
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Book Description gebunden. Condition: Neu. Neu -Über ein Jahrhundert lang und fünf Generationen hindurch betätigte sich eine einzige schottische Familie als Pionier der Gartenkunst. Hunderte neuer Pflanzen züchteten sie und wurden zu Europas führenden Gärtnern, die immer wieder neue Pflanzen-Hybride durch Kreuzungen das Licht der Welt erblicken ließen. Alles begann im Jahre 1768, als der Schotte John Veitch sein Glück in England suchte und als Gärtner für die Aristokratie tätig wurde. Genau zur richtigen Zeit, denn der Hunger nach neuen Pflanzen und Züchtungen war geradezu unersättlich: Veitch sandte seine Pflanzenhändler um den ganzen Globus. Diese faszinierende Geschichte erzählt der vorliegende Band in Wort und Bild. (Text engl.)\\nSchlagwörter: seeds of fortune, a gardening dynasty, sue shepard, new york, sandpiper books, kulturgeschichte, kulturgeschichte bücher, kulturgeschichte literatur Sachgruppen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte Format: 24,00 x 16,00 x 3,00 cm 320 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 652075
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. For fans of "The Tulip" and "Orchid Fever," a captivating account of big business, adventure and family intrigue in the horticultural world. For over a century and across five generations, one Scottish family pioneered the introduction of hundreds of new plants into gardens, conservatories and houses and became the foremost European cultivators and hybridizers of their day. The story begins in 1768 when a Scotsman named John Veitch went to England to find his fortune, starting out as a gardener for the aristocracy. Realizing that horticultural mania had begun to spread throughout the population, Veitch and his wife opened a nursery and began to send the first commercial plant collectors to North and South America, Australia, India, Japan, China and the South Seas. These plant collectors were among the first people allowed into the countries of the Far East and the tales of their travels, many of them perilous and some fatal, are wonderful adventure stories. Combining an historian's eye for detail with a flair for storytelling, the author charts the fortunes of one family and through them tells the fascinating story of the modern garden. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781582342566
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