If you aspire to the horticultural perfection of Chelsea Flower Show, your rusty spades and hoes may not be enough. Expert gardeners keep a vacuum cleaner, a hairdryer and bags of cotton wool in the shed, too. Andrea Wulf reveals some surprising trade secrets.
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Magnificent Rebels. The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
The Invention of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt's New World (published in 27 countries).
Chasing Venus. The Race to Measure the Heavens
The Founding Gardeners. The Revolutionary Generation and the Shaping of the American Nation
The Brother Gardeners. Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession
This Other Eden Seven Great Gardens and Three Hundred Years of English History
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ANDREA WULF
I'm an award-winning writer of seven books, including "The Invention of Nature" and “Founding Gardeners”. My new book "Magnificent Rebels. The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self". I'm currently working on a book about explorer and revolutionary George Forster. I lecture widely across the world. Click here for a short bio and here for a list of awards. Contact: andrea (at) andreawulf.com
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