Direction for the Gardiner and Other Horticultural Advice by John Evelyn
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5 April 2012
A contemporary of Samuel Pepys (and almost as prodigious a diarist), John Evelyn made detailed notes on the cultivation of Sayes Court, his magnificent gardens in Deptford. A particular expert on trees, he hoped to inform and inspire others with his devotion to the remarkable range of plantlife which flourished under his care.