''Delightful... The Hidden Horticulturists pulsates with the extraordinary energy and excitement of the time.'' Daily Mail
Chosen as one of the Sunday Telegraph''s ''Top Ten Gardening Books of the Year''
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The untold story of the remarkable young men who played a central role in the history of British horticulture and helped to shape the way we garden today.
In 2012, whilst working at the Royal Horticultural Society''s library, Fiona Davison unearthed a book of handwritten notes that dated back to 1822. The notes, each carefully set out in neat copperplate writing, had been written by young gardeners in support of their application to be received into the Society''s Garden.
Amongst them was an entry from the young Joseph Paxton, who would go on to become one of Britain''s best-known gardeners and architects. But he was far from alone in shaping the way we garden today a
