182 pp; 128 x 197mm; illustrations; paperback 

ISBN 0750934298 £8.99

Originally published by Sutton

The role and function of the country house kitchen garden has not ceased to be of interest to many people in the twenty-first century. Visitors to the historic houses that still retain the sites of their walled gardens are fascinated to learn which fruit and vegetables were provided and how they were grown and stored. Including a wealth of contemporary illustrations, and drawing on archives, gardening manuals, seed catalogues, engravings and other documents, this book provides a vivid picture of the country house kitchen garden and its development over three and a half centuries. It will be compelling reading for anyone interested in gaining a fuller knowledge of how the kitchen garden functioned, and how it contributed to the changing culture of country house life.

THE GARDEN

1 Digging, Sowing and Cropping in the Open Ground, 1600-1900
 Susan Campbell

2 The Supply of Seeds, Plants and Trees to the Kitchen Garden and Orchard, 1600-1800
 Malcolm Thick

3 The Walled Gardens at Shugborough in Staffordshire
 Simone Sekers

4 Growing Aromatic Herbs and Flowers for Food and Physic
 C. Anne Wilson

5 Glasshouses and Frames, 1600-1900
 Susan Campbell

6 Walled Gardens and the Cultivation of Orchard Fruits in the South-West of England
 Todd Gray

7 The Country House Kitchen Garden in Scotland, 1600-1900
 Una A. Robertson

THE PRODUCE

8 From Garden to Table: How Produce was Prepared for Immediate Consumption
 C. Anne Wilson

9 Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest, 1600-1700
 Joan Thirsk

10 Of Each a Handful: Medicinal Herbs in the Country House
 Layinka Swinburne