Entertaining, eye-opening, and one of my favorite books! A field ecologist’s insights into the landscapes all around us. Reading the Landscape of America (revised edition, 1975 originally Reading the Landscape, 1959). One of very few books on the history of family vegetable gardening. Kitchen Gardening in America: A History (1993). Though British-based, Sanecki’s book offers a more factual view. Herb gardens are widely misrepresented at museum sites across the country. History of the English Herb Garden (1992). Diverse and enjoyable chapters by an array of experts, and beautifully illustrated. Keeping Eden: A History of Gardening in America (1992). The first volume - about Leighton’s native New England - is the best. A pioneering, authoritative, and highly readable trilogy. Early American Gardens (1970), American Gardens in the 18th Century (1976), and American Gardens of the 19th Century (1987).
American garden artifacts from 1740-1940, by the leading US dealer in garden antiques. See also Grandmother’s Garden (1995), an art historian’s view of the gardens of and painted by artists from 1865-1915. A sampling of historic garden structures and furnishings. Furnishing the Old-Fashioned Garden (1998). Brief garden histories of hundreds of 1890-1940 estates illustrated with historic hand-colored photos. In scores of magnificent gardens designed between 1891 and1937, Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens defined the “cottage garden” style. 160 biographies, with period photos and plans.īrown, Jane. Pioneers of American Landscape Design (2000). A lavish volume on America’s most famous landscape architect.īirnbaum, Charles, & R. Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape (1995). World-wide overview.īeveridge, Charles, & P. Nature Perfected: Gardens Through History (1991). (Mostly) American Landscape HistoryĪdams, William Howard.
Many are still in print, and used copies, reprints, and scanned copies of most of the others can be picked up inexpensively at, , or. You can borrow virtually all of these books from your local library via the wonders of inter-library loan. This short but wide-ranging list is distilled from my twenty-five years of studying historic landscapes and plants. Recommendations from Our Newsletter and Customersīest Books for Antique Gardeners, by Scott Kunst Scott’s “Best Books for Antique Gardeners”Ģ. We hope you’ll enjoy and learn from them, and we invite you to email us your recommendations in return!ġ. Here are some of our favorite books about bulbs, heirloom flowers, and garden history.
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