Nurserymen in the nineteenth century sold plants through their catalogs, but they also often advised on landscape gardening. Ohio plantsman Frank Reuben Elliott went a step further. He wrote a popular book on the subject called Hand Book of Practical…
With the rise of chromolithography in advertising in nineteenth century America it was no surprise that the garden industry joined the ranks of those who used such chromos in their business. The Boston Athenaeum houses a collection of nineteenth century…
The Scottish garden writer Charles McIntosh (1794-1864) in his book of 1853 The Book of the Garden provided a history of the English garden. He wrote: "The family of the Medici revived and patronized the art of gardening in Italy,…
I just finished reading Edward Hymans' book Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. The name Capability Brown (1716-1883) drew me to this title. For a long time I had been seeing his name, but never really knew much about him. This…
This past week I attended a lecture on the chromolithography exhibit currently showing at the Boston Athenaeum. I knew that chromos played a key role in advertising in the nineteenth century and wanted to learn a bit more about them.…