The retir'd gard'ner
By: In two volumes ...
Contributors: London, George, -1713; Wise, Henry, 1653-1738; Liger, Louis, 1658-1717; Liger, Louis, 1658-1717; London, George, -1713, translator; Wise, Henry, 1653-1783, translator
Edition: The whole revis'd, with several alterations and additions, which render it proper for our English culture. By George London, and Henry Wise.
Publisher: Printed for Jacob Tonson
Published: 1706
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Gardening; Early works to 1800; Floriculture
Other titles: Jardinier solitaire. 1706
Notes: Taken chiefly from two French works: the first, Le jardinier solitaire, by Francis Gentil, and the second, Le jardinier fleuriste et historiographe, written by the Sieur Liger of Auxerre. - Pref.

Translated by G. London and H. Wise.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. A translation of Le jardinier solitaire, or dialogues between a gentleman and a gard'ner: containing the methods of making, ordering and improving a fruit and kitchin-garden, with many new experiments, from the second edition printed at Paris. Together with the manner of planting and cultivating flowers, plants, shrubs, and under-shrubs, necessary for the adorning of gardens, &c.; title: v. 2. The manner of planting and cultivating all sorts of flowers, plants, shrubs, and under-shrubs, necessary for the adorning of gardens: in which is explain'd, the art of making and disposing of parterres, arbours of greens, wood-works, arches, columns, and other pieces and compartments usually found in the most beautiful gardens of country-seats. The whole enrich'd with variety of figures, being a translation from the Sieur Louis Liger. To this volume is added, A description and plan of Count Tallard's Garden at Nottingham.