Garden of Author Shirley Hibberd, Stoke Newington, London

An illustration from 'The Amateur's Flower Garden' by Shirley Hibberd, 1878 edition and published by Groombridge & Sons, London. Hibberd (1825-1890) came to horticultural writing later in life and established himself as an authority on gardening for amateurs, particularly in an urban setting. The garden illustrated here is Hibbetd's own garden in Stoke Newington, north-east London.