Every man his own gardener

Alternative Title

Every man his own gardener. Being a much more complete gardener's calendar, and general director, than any hitherto published

Date Created

1797

Identifier

Eb 1797 A [de Beer Special Collections]

Subject

Publisher

Printed for B. Law, J. Johnson [and 14 others]: London

Description

15th ed.
John Abercrombie (1726-1806), a professional gardener, was the author of one of the most successful gardener's calendars ever published. Every Man His Own Gardener ran into at least 21 editions in his lifetime. Costing 4 shillings in 1767, this calendar provided lengthy lists of plant varieties as well as copious instructions for practising gardeners. Unlike Miller, Abercrombie avoided botanical names, preferring vernacular names of plants like ‘batchelor-button' and ‘Canterbury-bells', and employed some curious spellings. In the 21st (1818) edition, he was described as ‘sixty years a practical gardiner'.

Contributor

Mawe, Thomas
Prinsep, Thos.

Files

gardenaberchrombielarge.bmp

Citation

Abercrombie, John, “Every man his own gardener,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7515.