Hedge Britannia : A Curious History of a British Obsession Paperback / softback
by Hugh Barker
Paperback / softback
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Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker journeyed across Britain to explore its remarkable variety of gardens and hedgerows.
He discovered how hedges are among our most ancient monuments, met hedge laying champions and topiary fanatics, and saw the lengths to which some people will go just to annoy the neighbours.
Hugh explains how the garden hedge became associated with paradise, why the British army planted a barrier hedge hundreds of miles long in India, and how the notorious enclosures during the Industrial Revolution turned the country upside-down.
Informative, revealing and anecdotal, it's a sweeping history of Britain as you've never seen it before.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, Colour Inserts
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781408831120
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, Colour Inserts
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408831120