Victorian age summary pdf
A useful and informative book on the history of professional gardening in Britain I hadn t appreciated how early women had started training as professional gardners My only complaint would be that the lack of proper footnoting and citation means that statements of fact will have to be corroborated elsewhere But as a book for the general reader it s thoroughly enjoyable 9780747813279
Over the course of the nineteenth century gardening came to be considered a respectable profession providing a means to an education a good chance of advancement and decent working conditions The hierarchy of the garden staff became just as regimented as that of domestic servants and progression was attained by hard work self improvement and ambition Training courses and apprenticeships prepared young gardeners for their trade and horticulture became recognized as a skilled profession with the head gardener commanding a position of influence and respect and women overcoming social barriers to join their peers on equal terms This book explores the gardening profession within the complexities of Victorian society and the advances in science and technology that pushed the gardener further into the limelight The Victorian Gardener Shire Library.
