This edition had all images removed.
Title: Instructions in gardening for ladies
Alternate Title: Mrs. Loudon's gardening for ladies
Original Publication: London: John Murray, 1840.
Credits: Alan, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Instructions in Gardening for Ladies" by Mrs. Loudon is a practical gardening guide written in the early 19th century. This work seeks to empower amateur gardeners, particularly women, by providing clear and accessible instructions on various gardening tasks. The focus of the book is on the fundamentals of gardening, including soil preparation, planting, and maintenance techniques that anyone can understand and apply. The opening of this informative guide presents a personal narrative from Mrs. Loudon, detailing her transformation from a complete novice to a knowledgeable gardener under her husband's tutelage over a decade. She emphasizes the gap in available gardening literature, which often caters to professional gardeners rather than amateurs, and outlines her objective of making the subject approachable for beginners. This section also introduces fundamental concepts such as the importance of digging and soil preparation, describing why these practices are crucial for successful gardening. Readers are informed that the aim of this guide is to share practical advice, tools, and methods that are particularly suited to those who may have limited strength or experience in gardening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858
Illustrator: Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844
Illustrator: Williams, S.
EBook No.: 74201
Published: Aug 7, 2024
Downloads: 136
Language: English
Subject: Gardening -- Great Britain
LoCC: Agriculture: Plant culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Instructions in gardening for ladies
Alternate Title: Mrs. Loudon's gardening for ladies
Original Publication: London: John Murray, 1840.
Credits: Alan, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Instructions in Gardening for Ladies" by Mrs. Loudon is a practical gardening guide written in the early 19th century. This work seeks to empower amateur gardeners, particularly women, by providing clear and accessible instructions on various gardening tasks. The focus of the book is on the fundamentals of gardening, including soil preparation, planting, and maintenance techniques that anyone can understand and apply. The opening of this informative guide presents a personal narrative from Mrs. Loudon, detailing her transformation from a complete novice to a knowledgeable gardener under her husband's tutelage over a decade. She emphasizes the gap in available gardening literature, which often caters to professional gardeners rather than amateurs, and outlines her objective of making the subject approachable for beginners. This section also introduces fundamental concepts such as the importance of digging and soil preparation, describing why these practices are crucial for successful gardening. Readers are informed that the aim of this guide is to share practical advice, tools, and methods that are particularly suited to those who may have limited strength or experience in gardening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858
Illustrator: Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844
Illustrator: Williams, S.
EBook No.: 74201
Published: Aug 7, 2024
Downloads: 136
Language: English
Subject: Gardening -- Great Britain
LoCC: Agriculture: Plant culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.