Johnson
was a writer on gardening and conducted experiments in
gardening and with manures. He was the author of:
A History of English Gardening: Chronological,
Biographical, Literary and Critical (1829).
The Gardener's Almanac (1843)
The Principles of Practical Gardening
(1845)
A Dictionary of Modern Gardening (1846)
The Cottage Gardener's Dictionary (1852) These
went through many editions.
The Garden Manual (1859)
Science and Practice of Gardening (1862)
He has been called one of the "soundest and best
writers on gardening that the 19th Century produced."
The material in this outline of 16th Century gardeners
and famous individuals concerned with horticulture has
been exceedingly valuable to me. A History of
English Gardening (1829) contains a vast amount of
information and no one who wishes to become acquainted
with horticulture during this period involving 300
years can do without this book.
