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Hedge Britannia: A curious history of a British obsession

Hugh Barker

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Description:Celebrating the history and the glory of the British hedgerow.Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker journeyed across Britain to explore its remarkable variety of gardens and hedgerows. He discovered how hedges are among our most ancient monuments, met hedge laying champions and topiary fanatics, and saw the lengths to which some people will go just to annoy the neighbours. Hugh explains how the garden hedge became associated with paradise, why the British army planted a barrier hedge hundreds of miles long in India, and how the notorious enclosures during the Industrial Revolution turned the country upside-down. Informative, revealing and anecdotal, it's a sweeping history of Britain as you've never seen it before.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hedge Britannia: A curious history of a British obsession. To get started finding Hedge Britannia: A curious history of a British obsession, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1408801868

Description: Celebrating the history and the glory of the British hedgerow.Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker journeyed across Britain to explore its remarkable variety of gardens and hedgerows. He discovered how hedges are among our most ancient monuments, met hedge laying champions and topiary fanatics, and saw the lengths to which some people will go just to annoy the neighbours. Hugh explains how the garden hedge became associated with paradise, why the British army planted a barrier hedge hundreds of miles long in India, and how the notorious enclosures during the Industrial Revolution turned the country upside-down. Informative, revealing and anecdotal, it's a sweeping history of Britain as you've never seen it before.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hedge Britannia: A curious history of a British obsession. To get started finding Hedge Britannia: A curious history of a British obsession, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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