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Canonical name: Laird, Mark
Birthdate: 1952-05-30
Gender: male
Education: University of York (MA|1984)
University of Edinburgh (M.Phil|1979)
Thames Polytechnic
St John's College, University of Oxford (BA|1974)
Occupations: landscape architect
professor
garden historian
garden conservator
Organizations: University of Toronto
Harvard University
Awards and honors: Europa Nostra medal (1998)
John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize (2015)
George Wittenborn Book Award (2009)
Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award (2019)
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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A Natural History of English Gardening: 1650–1800 by Mark Laird

I would have enjoyed it a lot better if I had bought it in hardback. I feel an ebook is not really the best format for this kind of book.
There are some wonderful illustrations and fabulous facts too aswell as been funny and compassionate.
This really is a lovely book for anyone interested in gardening

Thanks to netgalley for allowing me to review this gorgeous book

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A Natural History of English Gardening: 1650–1800 by Mark Laird

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