The Profitable Arte of Gardening
BOOK BY THOMAS HILL
A most briefe and pleasaunte treatise, teaching how to dresse, sowe, and set a garden; The profitable arte of gardening
The Profitable Arte of Gardening was the first book about gardening published in England, being first published in 1563 under the title A Most Briefe and Pleasaunte Treatise, Teaching How to Dresse, Sowe, and Set a Garden. It was written by Thomas Hill, who went on to write the even more successful work, The Gardener's Labyrinth.