John Abercrombie | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_propagation_and_botanical_arrangements_of_plants_and_trees_Fleuron_T042759-1.png) Picture of Abercrombie from The propagation and botanical arrangements of plants and trees, 1784 | |
| Born | 1726 |
| Died | 2 May 1806 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Horticulturist |
| Notable work | Every Man His Own Gardener[1] |
John Abercrombie (1726 – 2 May 1806) was a Scottish horticulturist important to renovating garden techniques.[2] He is noted for the book Every Man His Own Gardener (1767), which he co-wrote with Thomas Mawe.[3]
- ^ Details - Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1782.
- ^ Johnson, George William. (1829). A History of English Gardening, Chronological, Biographical, Literary, and Critical. London: Baldwin & Cradock. pp. 219-224
- ^ Every Man His Own Gardener By John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe