These two books, authored by the woman who wrote "The Other Bolyen Girl" set me back on the path to gardening after a long road of raising kids and trying to keep our heads above water had caused me to stray.
Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth tell the tale of the gardeners to the king. How they went around the world to gather roots and bulbs to bring new and different things to England.
They are historical fiction and also document the fall of the Dutch tulip market and how crazy it actually got.
Fascinating reading.
Ginger
Philippa Gregory- The Gardeners to the Kings
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