"The Brother Gardeners" follows the lives of six 18th-century naturalists whose shared passion for plants gave rise to the English love affair with gardens. The text paints a vivid portrait of an emerging world of knowledge and of gardening as it is known today.

Reviews

"Wulf's flair for storytelling is combined with scholarship, brio, and a charmingly airy style. . . . A delightful book--and you don't need to be a gardener to enjoy it."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A lively account . . . renders with clarity and grace a significant chapter in horticultural history . . . Elegant, humorous and accessible. . . A erudite, pleasurable and handsome book."--"Richmond Times Dispatch"
"Vigorous ... powerful ...Wulf draws the threads of her story compellingly together and lights up an "American connection" in Georgian garden growth as never before."--"The Financial Times"
"Engaging."--"The New Yorker"
"A fascinating and beautifully researched story."--"Philadelphia Tribune"
"Engaging. . . . Lavishly researched. . . . Wulf never allows her material to overwhelm a vivid sense of the big picture, which keenly informs her sparkling narrative."--"Bookforum"
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