A PUPIL IN WORKING COSTUME, SCHOOL FOR LADY GARDENERS,GLYNDE, SUSSEX.
Photograph by Pictorial Agency.
GARDENING FOR
WOMEN
BY
THE HON. FRANCES WOLSELEY
PRINCIPAL OF THE GLYNDE SCHOOL FOR LADYGARDENERS IN SUSSEX
WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
London, Paris, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1908
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTENTS
| PART I | |
| CHAPTER I | |
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Gardening as a Profession for Women | 1 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| The Training Required | 7 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Landscape Gardening | 12 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Jobbing Gardening and Floral Decoration | 21 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| The Teaching of Nature-Study | 28 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| Some Hints upon Taking Up a Post as Head Gardener | 34 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| Dress for Lady Gardeners | 54 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| Cottage and Food | 64 |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| Market Gardening | 70 |
| CHAPTER X | |
| The Medical Aspect of Gardening for Women | 77 |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| Women Gardeners for South Africa | 89 |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| Italian Pot Gardens: A Suggestion | 98 |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| For Those who Hesitate to Employ Lady Gardeners | 105 |
| PART II | |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Colleges and Schools for Lady Gardeners in Great Britain | 116 |