--- product_id: 18292993 title: "The American Gardener (Modern Library Gardening)" price: "¥5771" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/18292993-the-american-gardener-modern-library-gardening store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Tailored for sun-drenched American gardens Practical gardening insights 150+ years classic wisdom The American Gardener (Modern Library Gardening) **Price:** ¥5771 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Cultivate heritage and harvest timeless wisdom! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The American Gardener (Modern Library Gardening) - **How much does it cost?** ¥5771 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/18292993-the-american-gardener-modern-library-gardening) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Organic & Practical:** Advice rooted in truly organic, off-grid living - • **Curated Modern Edition:** Includes a fresh introduction by NYT editorialist Verlyn Klinkenborg - • **Americanized Horticulture:** Gardening principles adapted for the unique US climate - • **Historical Gardening Icon:** Written by William Cobbett, a legendary Victorian journalist and gardener - • **Timeless Gardening Wisdom:** Rediscover 19th-century expertise still relevant today ## Overview The American Gardener is a rare reprint of William Cobbett’s 1856 classic, blending Victorian English gardening expertise with practical adaptations for American climates. This Modern Library edition, enhanced by a contemporary introduction, offers enduring advice on organic gardening and historical cultivation techniques, making it a must-have for enthusiasts seeking authentic, time-tested horticultural knowledge. ## Description Back in print after 150 years Out of print since 1856, The American Gardener is perhaps the first classic work of American gardening literature. In it, William Cobbett, Victorian England’s greatest and most gifted journalist, draws upon his experiences during a two-year exile on a Long Island, New York, farm to lay out the rudiments of gardening for American farmers and, ultimately, to tailor principles developed in wet, drippy, weed-prone British gardens to their fine, sun-drenched counterparts in America. Full of practical knowledge memorably imparted with Cobbett’s gift for the indelible phrase, The American Gardener offers advice still useful today on all aspects of gardening, with special attention to those plants successful in the New World, including the artichoke (“indeed, a thistle upon a gigantic scale”) and the increasingly ubiquitous potato. Rediscovered 180 years after its composition, The American Gardener is evidence of a great mind and pen at work in the earliest days of American gardens. This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorialist and the author of The Rural Life , Making Hay , and The Last Fine Time . Review: Beyond Dandilion Greens - There is nothing William Cobbett wrote, in his long and checquered career that was less than brilliant. A gardener on English estates from childhood, he knew the earth, from top to bottom, as well as he knew the political natures of his fellow man. Often sued for libel over his anti-Royalist pamphleteering, Cobbett took refuge in America, more than once, I believe. He was astonished to find that the knowledge of the land possessed by the average colonist was so abysmal that they often had no greens from the end of cabbage and spinach plantings in the early winter, until the appearance of wild nettles and dandelion greens in the late spring. With his usual sense of rightness and immaculate organizational and work habits, he set about changing that. "The American Gardener" was his contribution to the flourishing of the American colonies and her peoples. Within its pages, is information still invaluable to any one interested in truly organic gardening and living a tasty life off of the grid. In the same vein, "The English Gardener" and "Cottage Economy" will also provide endless insight into the time and effort it took the average man to provide food for his family's table before the advent of the "Super Market". When I was a child in England, our green grocer's name was Reggie. In reading Cobbet, I at last have some insight into where the immensely flavorful vegetables in his big wicker basket originated; modern food production is, afterall, barely older than I myself. In the pages of Cobbett is found the precursor of my grandmother's Victory Garden. And, perhaps, for the fortunate reader, a well drilled pathway back to simpler times and tastier foods. The English Gardener (Bloomsbury Gardening Classics) Review: gardening for every decade - This is an OLD text, pertinent to Long Island, zone 5 but it is filled with many interesting facts, ideas, common sense, and indeed wisdom. He was obviously a gardener, even with all his other talents. I bought the book because of the foreward by Verlyn Klinkenborg - as I can never get enough of his writing - and this has a wonderful biography to start the read. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,282,659 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #323 in Vegetable Gardening #372 in Historical Study Reference (Books) #802 in Gardening & Horticulture Techniques (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 17 Reviews | ## Images ![The American Gardener (Modern Library Gardening) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61h4aE8xqKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beyond Dandilion Greens *by A***R on August 7, 2009* There is nothing William Cobbett wrote, in his long and checquered career that was less than brilliant. A gardener on English estates from childhood, he knew the earth, from top to bottom, as well as he knew the political natures of his fellow man. Often sued for libel over his anti-Royalist pamphleteering, Cobbett took refuge in America, more than once, I believe. He was astonished to find that the knowledge of the land possessed by the average colonist was so abysmal that they often had no greens from the end of cabbage and spinach plantings in the early winter, until the appearance of wild nettles and dandelion greens in the late spring. With his usual sense of rightness and immaculate organizational and work habits, he set about changing that. "The American Gardener" was his contribution to the flourishing of the American colonies and her peoples. Within its pages, is information still invaluable to any one interested in truly organic gardening and living a tasty life off of the grid. In the same vein, "The English Gardener" and "Cottage Economy" will also provide endless insight into the time and effort it took the average man to provide food for his family's table before the advent of the "Super Market". When I was a child in England, our green grocer's name was Reggie. In reading Cobbet, I at last have some insight into where the immensely flavorful vegetables in his big wicker basket originated; modern food production is, afterall, barely older than I myself. In the pages of Cobbett is found the precursor of my grandmother's Victory Garden. And, perhaps, for the fortunate reader, a well drilled pathway back to simpler times and tastier foods. The English Gardener (Bloomsbury Gardening Classics) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ gardening for every decade *by H***N on February 17, 2023* This is an OLD text, pertinent to Long Island, zone 5 but it is filled with many interesting facts, ideas, common sense, and indeed wisdom. He was obviously a gardener, even with all his other talents. I bought the book because of the foreward by Verlyn Klinkenborg - as I can never get enough of his writing - and this has a wonderful biography to start the read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for natural gardeners *by J***T on March 5, 2015* Great book. Nice reprint of older text. 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