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100 1 _aLoudon, Mrs.
_q(Jane),
_d1807-1858
245 1 0 _aInstructions in gardening for ladies
246 1 _aMrs. Loudon's gardening for ladies
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-07
508 _aAlan, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Instructions in Gardening for Ladies" by Mrs. Loudon is a practical gardening guide written in the early 19th century. This work seeks to empower amateur gardeners, particularly women, by providing clear and accessible instructions on various gardening tasks. The focus of the book is on the fundamentals of gardening, including soil preparation, planting, and maintenance techniques that anyone can understand and apply. The opening of this informative guide presents a personal narrative from Mrs. Loudon, detailing her transformation from a complete novice to a knowledgeable gardener under her husband's tutelage over a decade. She emphasizes the gap in available gardening literature, which often caters to professional gardeners rather than amateurs, and outlines her objective of making the subject approachable for beginners. This section also introduces fundamental concepts such as the importance of digging and soil preparation, describing why these practices are crucial for successful gardening. Readers are informed that the aim of this guide is to share practical advice, tools, and methods that are particularly suited to those who may have limited strength or experience in gardening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: John Murray, 1840
653 _aGardening -- Great Britain
700 1 _aCorbould, H.
_q(Henry),
_d1787-1844
700 1 _aWilliams, S.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/instructionsinga00loud
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74201
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