Potted History

Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home is a 2007 book on social history and horticulture and gardening in the historical domestic setting by author and journalist Catherine Horwood. It was first published in hardback by the British publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers.[2]

Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home
Hardback edition (2007)
AuthorCatherine Horwood
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Horticulture
PublisherFrances Lincoln Publishers
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint (hardcover
Pages288 (original hardback) [1]
ISBN978-0711228009

Editions

Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home was published in an illustrated, hardback edition.[3]

Summary

Rather than focusing on the more usual subject matter of how to look after and rear houseplants, Horwood instead traces the historical and sociological reasons why houseplants but Catherine Horwood came to be found in our homes. She writes how potted plants and domestic horticulture are as subject to fashion as pieces of furniture, from the Victorian's use of the aspidistra in their front parlour to the contemporary of the orchid in the designer loft. The book also covers the influence of indoor horticulture on period design, finding that Wedgwood created a market for special bulb pots and that some of Terence Conran's early designs were for houseplant containers.[4]

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References
  1. Amazon Books: 'Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home': details
  2. Google Books: Potted History
  3. Google Books: Potted History: Editions: details
  4. Good read: Potted History: Synopsis
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