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....

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...

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...