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Garden Writing

Nonfiction and Documentary Prose

Writing about gardens takes a variety of literary forms, ranging from instructional manuals on horticulture and garden design, to essays on gardening, to novels. Garden writing has been published in English since at least the 16th century.

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Notable Example
The Gardeners Dictionary, by Philip Miller, 1729 1
Defining Trait
Spans instructional manuals, essays and novels about gardens 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Garden writing
  • 18th century section
    The Gardeners Dictionary by Philip Miller, first published in 1729
  • Introduction
    Writing about gardens takes a variety of literary forms, ranging from instructional manuals on horticulture and garden design, to essays on gardening, to novels
  • In Group: Travel, Garden and Outdoor Writing, Lead section
    Writing about gardens takes a variety of literary forms, ranging from instructional manuals on horticulture and garden design, to essays on gardening, to novels.
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