The Gardener`s Pocket Companion

Contains several gardening facts and curiosities, notes and quotes. This book reveals secrets like: how Joseph Paxton, designer of Crystal Palace and landscape gardener, rose from poverty to become a multi-millionaire; where London`s hidden gardens are located; and which tree provided sixteenth-century Europeans with a cure for venereal disease. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.