{"product_id":"9780199232079","title":"Directions for the Gardiner: and Other Horticultural Advice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis elegantly designed volume brings together for the first time three unique gardening manuscripts by the seventeenth-century writer John Evelyn. Today among literary enthusiasts he is renowned for his \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e, which is second only in reputation to that of his friend and fellow-diarist, Samuel Pepys. And in his own day he was equally famous for \u003ci\u003eSylva\u003c\/i\u003e, his great work on trees and timber management. In addition, he was one of the great gardeners of his day, writing meticulous notes on the upkeep of his grounds at Sayes Court. His reputation also lives on through the famed perfumery named for him, Crabtree and Evelyn. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDirections for the Gardiner\u003c\/i\u003e, Evelyn offers valuable advice on how to cultivate and tend perennials, annuals, root vegetables and trees, with lists of plants and gardening terms and tools. Full of gardening wisdom that is as practical as it is timeless, \u003ci\u003eDirections for the Gardiner\u003c\/i\u003e is also a fascinating glimpse into our gardening heritage. The \u003ci\u003eKalendarium Hortense\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAcetaria\u003c\/i\u003e, the other two works collected here, are equally fascinating for their mixture of practical advice and insights into seventeenth-century horticulture. One of the earliest gardening calendars, the \u003ci\u003eKalendarium\u003c\/i\u003e gives month-by-month advice on work in the kitchen and flower garden as well as listing each month's \"prime\" flowers and vegetables; the \u003ci\u003eAcetaria\u003c\/i\u003e deals with salad crops, and how best to dress and prepare them for eating. \u003cbr\u003e With an introduction and full plant glossary by Maggie Campbell-Culver, a leading garden and plant historian, and boasting an attractive two-color layout and a ribbon marker, \u003ci\u003eDirections for the Gardiner\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming and eye-opening companion for garden lovers everywhere, and a thoughtful gift for the horticulturalist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012000563440,"sku":"9780199232079","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199232079_p0.jpg?v=1763668730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199232079","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}