Gardening Women

Gardening Women: Their Stories From 1600 to the Present is a 2010 book on social history and horticulture and women's historical role in gardening and garden design by author and journalist Catherine Horwood. It was first published in hardback by the British publisher Little Brown under their imprint Virago.[2]

Gardening Women: Their Stories From 1600 to the Present
Hardback UK edition (2010)
AuthorCatherine Horwood
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Horticulture
PublisherVirago
Publication date
2010
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback) and Kindle
Pages448 (original hardback) [1]
ISBN978-1844084630

Editions

Gardening Women was published in hardback, paperback and Kindle editions.[3]

American edition

The American edition was published under the title Women and Their Gardens: A History from the Elizabethan Era to Today by the Chicago Review Press in 2012.[4]

American edition (2012)

Reception

The book received largely positive reviews.[5] 'An authoritative writer, it is about time that women gardeners received the generous tribute awarded to them by Horwood's splendid book . . . lively, superbly researched and highly enjoyable' (Literary Review); 'Women, like weeds, are everywhere in gardening history. In gathering their stories and describing their influences and achievements Horwood has done a terrific, pioneering job. Beautifully structured and cogently written.' (The Times)); 'For anyone interested in the long and fascinating history of women and their gardens, Horwood's book, with its vast scope and plethora of fascinating detail, is an admirable starting point' (Daily Mail); 'An interesting, well-told story' (Financial Times)

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References
  1. Amazon Books: 'Gardening Women: Their Stories From 1600 to the Present': details
  2. Google Books: Gardening Women
  3. Editions
  4. Google Books: 'Women and Their Gardens'
  5. Little Brown: Gardening Women: Reviews
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