Published to coincide with an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in September 2000, this book charts the relationship between women and gardens from the Elizabethan times to the present day. Packed with portraits, garden plans, engravings, watercolours and photographs, the book also features biographical information on major figures in the history of English horticulture, including Bess of Hardwick, Queen Charlotte, Frances Wolseley and Miriam Rothschild, while theme boxes provide additional bons mots on garden trends.
- ISBN10 1855142880
- ISBN13 9781855142886
- Publish Date 27 October 2000
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 16 June 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Portrait Gallery Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English