Samuel Beeton (1831-77), the publishing entrepreneur who made his wife's Book of Household Management one of the bestselling titles of the century, published in 1874 this work, containing 'such full and practical information as will enable the amateur to manage his own garden', and covering flowers, vegetables and fruit.
An exploration of the special relationship between embroidery and gardening. This is a thorough re-working of the author's long-standing classic, "Embroidered Gardens". It aims to provide a source of inspiration for the modern embroiderer, and an informative text for the gardening enthusiast.
