1000 Years of Gardening in New Zealand. by Helen Leach

1000 Years of Gardening in New Zealand. by Helen Leach. Publisher: Reed 1984 FIRST EDITION.

157 pages. Hardback, very good condition, minor scuff marks to edges. Dust jacket scuffed, chipped, rubbed, and closed tears to edges.

A well written and well illustrated study of the progress of kitchen gardening over the entire span of human occupation in New Zealand. This book describes the two gardening traditions brought to New Zealand in the last 1,000 years; the first from Polynesia, the second from Great Britain.

Contents: Preface Why should we study garden history in New Zealand The gardens of tropical Polynesia Archaeological remains of pre-European Maori Gardening The course of Maori gardening The development of the English kitchen gardening tradition Kitchen gardens of the nineteenth century Gardening in the twentieth century Glossary of common and botanical names of vegetables and fruits References Bibliography Index