The ''Complete English Gardener'' is a practical guide to

gardening Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits ...

first published in 1670 by English author Leonard Meager. The original title is ''The English Gardener, or, A Sure Guide to Young Planters and Gardeners: in Three Parts''. ''The Complete English Gardener'' was among many gardening books released after John Parkinson's ''Paradisi in Sole'' in 1629. It was very popular and went through many editions, and was republished as ''The Compleat English Gardener'' in 1704 with a supplement, ''The New Art of Gardening; with the Gardener's Almanack''. It contains a variety of gardening advice, including how to grow grapes. The book's influence extended to the American colony of Massachusetts. The book was described by author Ann Leighton as "the epitome of all the handy books on gardening which were becoming plentiful in a time when books of instruction from those purporting to be experts were greatly in vogue."

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