# Wild Edens: The History and Habitat of Our Most-Loved Garden Plants - Hardcover

by **Chris Gardner** (Author), **Toby Musgrave** (Author)

**A fantastic gift book about global plant exploration and our gardens**

There are books that recognize famous garden designers and offer inspiration to would-be garden-makers. And there are thousands of manuals that will tell you how to garden. But only one tells the story of any garden's most important 'raw material' - its ornamental plants. _Wild Edens_ is that book: global in scope and arranged geographically, it unveils ten biodiversity hotspots that are home to many of our garden treasures, such as _Ixia dubia_ in the Western Cape and the Mediterranean's _Crocus biflorus_.

Each chapter includes a map, personal reflections from the author about exploring these often-remote locations, scene-setting descriptions on topography, geography, climate and flora, key botanical locations within the hotspot, a plant compendium and summary of how the plants impacted garden fashions/styles.

Tapping into the revival in interest of nature, gardening and the natural world, this is a premium armchair traveller's guide to interesting plants, flora and fauna from around the world, often from locations that are hard to visit, even without a global pandemic.

### Author Biography

**Dr Toby Musgrave** FSA FLS is a plants and gardens historian, independent scholar and consultant. He is the author or co-author of 18 books.

**Chris Gardner** is a horticulturist, botanist and photographer who organizes and leads specialist botanical tours worldwide. He is the author and photographer of two illustrated botanical field guides.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 0.94 x 11.59 x 9.74 IN

**Publication Date:** November 08, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 46.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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