Many fundamentals of the gardening lexicon—from the lawnmower to Dr. Ward's remarkable prototype terrarium—were once novelties, the result of aesthetic or technological innovation. Illustrated with line drawings by Dave Hopkins, this miscellany celebrates 50 horticultural inventions and trends, and considers how they have shaped the way in which we engage with our gardens today. In intriguing articles, Abigail Willis discusses such features as topiary hedges and the ha-ha, inventions like secateurs (a.k.a. pruning shears), and a wide range of garden styles—landscape, prairie, container, white, and arts and crafts.