This dual biography follows the travels of the plant collectors John Tradescant (c.1570–1638), who visited Russia, the Middle East, the Netherlands and France, and his son, also named John (1608–62), who journeyed to Virginia. It explains how the specimens they brought to their house in Lambeth introduced many plants now familiar to British gardens, including magnolia, poppy, scented stock, Virginia creeper, and the hanging houseplant named after them.
In seventeenth-century Britain, a new breed of 'curious' gardeners were pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and new plants were stealing into Europe from East and West. John Tradescant and his son were at the vanguard of this change - as gardeners, as collectors and above all as exemplars of an age that began in wonder and ended with the dawning of science. Jennifer Potter's book vividly evokes the drama of their lives and takes its readers to the edge of an expanding universe. Strange Blooms is a magnificent pleasure for gardeners and non-gardeners alike.
This 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/strange-blooms-4516926Strange Bloomshttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/516926_adfacbb7aacb902ad09c74635bbc5e57.jpg6.996.99GBPInStock/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Non-Fiction/Categories/Gardening/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Gift Ideas/Categories/Cookery, Crafts and Gardening Gift Books/Gift Ideas/Categories/Gifts Under £15/Gift Ideas/Categories/Gifts Under £10/Gift Ideas/Categories/View All Gift Books/History/Highlights/History of GardeningThis dual biography follows the travels of the plant collectors John Tradescant (c.1570–1638), who visited Russia, the Middle East, the Netherlands and France, and his son, also named John (1608–62), who journeyed to Virginia. It explains how the specimens they brought to their house in Lambeth introduced many plants now familiar to British gardens, including magnolia, poppy, scented stock, Virginia creeper, and the hanging houseplant named after them.Paperback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/516926_media-1_4.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/516926_media-2.jpgadd-to-cartrrp_info:£14.99productId:62467bic_code:BG, WMBG, WM£14.99Jennifer PotterGeneral197x128mmAtlanticYesPaperbackGardeningGeneral
