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The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion

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The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion - Fort, Tom
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Grass and its organisation into lawns is a particularly English obsession. If an Englishman's house is his castle, then his lawn is most certainly his estate. Occupying a place in the national psyche comparable to that of afternoon tea, the English concept of the ideal lawn has evolved and altered alomost beyond regognition since its first mention in the time of Henry III. Now Tom Fort traces its history, through famous lawns, to the present day. The English are universally acknowledged to be the lawn ...

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The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion 2008, HarperCollins, London

ISBN-13: 9780007291342

Mass-market paperback

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion 2000, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780002570640

Hardcover