retir'd gard'ner
By: In two volumes.
Contributors: Liger, Louis, 1658-1717.; London, George, d. 1713.; Wise, Henry, 1653-1783.
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.
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: value: v. 1. A translation of Le jardinier solitaire, or dialogues between agentleman 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.; value: 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.