Garden Heroes and Villains
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A01=George Drower
ancient times
Author_George Drower
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fountain
garden
garden gnome
gardeners gurus and grubs
gardening
gardening world
gardens
gnome
heron of alexandria
outdoors
unwelcome visitors
water
Product details
- ISBN 9780750933667
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 23 Nov 2006
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A follow up to "Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
GEORGE DROWER is a writer and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed Britain's Dependent Territories and the Overseas Territories Handbook; a number of political biographies; and articles on garden history for The Times, The Sunday TimesTraditional Homes and House & Garden. He has previously written the successful Boats, Boffins and Bowlines and Sails, Skippers and Sextants for The History Press.
