books.google.co.uk - The South's mild climate, long growing season, fertile soil, and traditional ties to the land fostered an abiding interest in gardening that encompassed the region." "In addition, Cothran provides profiles of prominent gardeners, horticulturists, nurserymen, and writers who, in the decades preceding...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Gardens_and_historic_plants_of_the_anteb.html?id=s8OcSmOKeCkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGardens and historic plants of the antebellum South
