the hidden face of british gardening roderick floud provost, gresham college
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The Hidden Face of British Gardening
Roderick FloudProvost, Gresham College
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Calke Abbey
CALKE ABBEY
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THE VICTORIAN GARDENER
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STOURHEAD
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THE GARDENER’S BOY
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VICTORIAN GARDEN GNOME
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FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE
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POMPEII – THE HOUSE OF THE PAINTERS
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MONASTERY OF ST. GALL, France
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CONTENTS
1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold.4. A royal garden and its plants. 5. Gardens in the 19th century.
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Contents
1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold.4. A royal garden and its plants5. Gardens in the 19th century.
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GARDEN CENTRE TODAY
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION – THE ALLOTMENT
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THE PAID GARDENER TODAY
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GARDENING TODAY – THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
MINIMUM VALUE
AVERAGE VALUE
MAXIMUM VALUE
LABOUR £84 billion £270 billion
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GARDENING TODAY – THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
MINIMUM VALUE
AVERAGE VALUE
MAXIMUM VALUE
LABOUR £84 billion £270 billion
LAND(Annual value)
£200 million £23 billion
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GARDENING TODAY – THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
MINIMUM VALUE
AVERAGE VALUE
MAXIMUM VALUE
LABOUR £84 billion £270 billion
LAND(Annual value)
£200 million £23 billion
CAPITAL(Annual value)
Garden centres:
Tools, books, gnomes etc
> £5 billion
?
TOTAL > £89 billion > £298 billion
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CONTENTS
1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold. 4. A royal garden and its plants.5. Gardens in the 19th century.
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SITE OF THE WHITECHAPEL NURSERY OF CAPTAIN LEONARD GURLE
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JOHN ROSE PRESENTING A PINEAPPLE TO CHARLES II
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WOBURN ABBEY
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CONTENTS
1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold.4. A royal garden and its plants.5. Gardens in the 19th century.
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THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLANTS : 1650-1900
YEARS PLACE SOLD
PLANT NOMINAL PRICE
REAL PRICE(2009 prices)
% of GDP per
capita
1650-1699 London Nectarine “Elruge” 8/- £55.62 4%
1700-1749 London Tulip Tree (25’) £21-0-0 £2975.35 182%
1750-1799 York Kalmia Latifolia & Magnolia Virginiana
15/- £75.72 6%
1800-1849 Norwich Peach, Nectarine and Apricot
9/9 £39.52 1%
1850-1899 Borrowash Larix Kaempferi (7’) & Castanea Chrysophylla
£10-10-0 £678.09 27%
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NECTARINE ELRUGE
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MAGNOLIA VIRGINIANA
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KALMIA LATIFOLIA
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LARIX KAEMPFERI
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CASTANEA CHRYSOPHYLLA
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1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold.4. A royal garden and its plants.5. Gardens in the 19th century.
CONTENTS
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TULIP TREE, KEW GARDENS
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FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES
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GARDEN OF CARLTON HOUSE
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FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES and AUGUSTA, PRINCESS OF WALES
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AVERAGE (median) PRICE OF PLANTS SOLD
DECADE MEDIAN REAL PRICE (2009 PRICES)
1730s £7.08
1750s £4.04
1760s £9.23
1770s £3.10
1830s £3.02
1860s £6.46
1870s £9.22
1880s £5.91
1890s £8.63
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CONTENTS
1. Gardening and the Garden Industry today.
2. The growth of the industry since 1660.3. Nurseries and the plants they sold.4. A royal garden and its plants.5. Gardens in the 19th century.
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COTTAGE GARDENS IN HADDENHAM, BUCKSC.1830
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THE GARDEN OF GRESHAM COLLEGE
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ALAN TITCHMARSH and CHARLIE DIMMOCK
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ASPIDISTRA
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AURICULA