| | Radical Gardening(1st Edition) Politics, Idealism and Rebellion in the Garden by Georgee Mckay Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Frances Lincoln ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-3030-9, ISBN: 0-7112-3030-7
"War is the natural occupation of man … war-and gardening. Winston Churchill to Siegfried Sassoon, 1918In the common public perception, contemporary gardening is understood as suburban, as leisure activity, as television makeover opportunity. Its origins are seen as religious or spiritual (Garden of Eden), military (the clipped lawn, the ha-ha and defensive ditches), aristocratic or monarchical (the stately home, the Royal Horticult ..."
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