You can see from her book An Island Garden how nineteenth century New Hampshire poet Celia Thaxter (1835-1894) took pride in her garden of perennials and annuals on Appledore Island, a few miles off the coast. The garden reflected the Victorian…
I picked up a recent issue of Horticulture magazine, a periodical I enjoy reading to keep updated on gardening trends. Within the first few pages I saw an ad for the English company Hartley Botanic, purveyor of greenhouses, and also…
The seed and nursery catalog covers from the nineteenth century appeal to so many people because they offer so much color, design, and feel for that period. You love their look. They are also ads. The nineteenth century American style…