In 'A Woman's Hardy Garden' by Helena Rutherfurd Ely, the reader is taken on a journey through the joys and challenges of creating and maintaining a garden from a female perspective in the late 19th century....

Aiming to set a perfect garden, the author of this book came through numerous experiments and mistakes, which resulted in detailed advice on everything from soil preparation to garden design. The book...

Helena Rutherfurd Ely's 'A Woman's Hardy Garden' is a groundbreaking work that combines practical gardening advice with a feminist perspective, making it a unique contribution to the gardening literature...