PRELUDE TO EPISODE 510: CAPABILITY BROWN…triggers a new disease called G———G
JUST in case you need some relief from all the frightening media mentions
of the pandemic…” growing and growing”…scaring the pants of people…
Just in case you need relief, I came across this graph which
should provide relief for shattered nerves.
What is it?
Someone did a search for the word GARDENING as mentioned in 18th century textbooks.
In 1700 the word is hardly mentioned. By 1800 the word is heading into the stratosphere.
Was Capability Brown responsible for the new disease called GARDENING?
Figure 1 Appearance of the term gardening in British texts during the 18th Century