This Infant Adventure: Offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew by Christian Lamb (

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The contribution of diplomatic, military, and naval exploits in the formation of the British Empire are well recorded, but far less well-known are those of botanic gardens which, in their own unsung way, helped to underpin the Empire's commercial success and were also instrumental in furthering botanical knowledge around the world. Christian Lamb, distinguished plantswoman and garden historian, writes in her introduction "It so happens that I 'collect' botanic gardens . . . this book is a nebulous collection of a few chosen botanic gardens from the vast array available--the stars in their spheres . . . and the remarkable array of the often learned and entrepreneurial characters that created them."

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Christian Lamb has come to authorship late in life--she wrote her first two books while in her 80s: From the Ends of the Earth: Passionate plant collectors remembered in a Cornish garden and her WW2 memoir I Only Joined for the Hat. She lectures on plants and plant collectors and is a fellow of the Linnaean Society. Tim Smit is founder of the Eden Project.

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The contribution of diplomatic, military and naval exploits in the formation of the British Empire are well recorded. Far less well-known are those of botanic gardens which, in their own unsung way, helped to underpin the Empire's commercial success and were also so instrumental in furthering botanical knowledge around the world. Christian Lamb, distinguished plantswoman and garden historian, writes in her introduction "It so happens that I collect botanic gardens...this book is a nebulous collection of a few chosen botanic gardens from the vast array available - the stars in their spheres... and the remarkable array of the often learned and entrepreneurial characters that created them". The Royal Garden at Kew was the primary garden amongst all its botanical colonial contemporaries - all of which were inculcated with the spirit of learning and knowledge emanating from it, and each subsequently became worthy of comparison with it. The author captures their spirit and significance - often supplying the unknown background to the commercial raison d'etre for their existence.

Details ISBN1903071291 Author Christian Lamb Pages 176 Publisher Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Year 2010 ISBN-10 1903071291 ISBN-13 9781903071298 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2010-10-01 Imprint Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Subtitle Offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 712.50942195 Illustrations 35 colour pictures and photographs Short Title THIS INFANT ADV Language English Media Book Series Bene Factum AU Release Date 2010-10-01 NZ Release Date 2010-10-01 UK Release Date 2010-10-01 Audience General We've got this

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