Description
Gardening is a hugely popular outdoor leisure activity in many parts of the world and millions of people read gardening books. Bread and Roses examines our rich heritage of horticultural literature, setting gardening books in a political and historical perspective. Martin Hoyles focuses on key moments, such as the 17th century Commonwealth and the Second World War, to explore the themes of gender, class and race in gardening literature. The growth of women gardening writers