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American Garden Museum - National Gardens __ "The American Garden Museum has just started to build the archive of American gardening history." You will find gardens across the country and maybe you will want to add your own. - illustrated - From American Garden Museum - http://www.americangardenmuseum.com/gardens.html

Beauty Worlds: Ancient Gardens __ "The Mixtec Indians of Oaxaca, in Mexico, were renowned as potters, goldsmiths, and architects. One of their creation myths tells of the time before there was time and the world was in utter darkness, chaos, confusion and covered with water. A god and goddess had two male children who, for their pleasure, planted a garden with trees, flowers, roses, and many kinds of herbs." Learn about how ancient gardens were related to various creation legends and more. - From Beauty Worlds - http://www.beautyworlds.com/gardens.htm

 
Cultivating Canadian gardens: the history of gardening in Canada __ A history of Canadian gardening beginning with the First Nations though the beginning of the 21st century. - illustrated - From National Library of Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/11/index-e.html

The Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance __ You will find information about Renaissance and tour three of the most magnificent. - illustrated - From Fondation Jacques-Edouard Berger - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Jardin/index_english.html

Essential British Gardens __ You may tour historic gardens in all parts of the UK. - illustrated - From gardenarena.com - http://www.gardenarena.co.uk/

French Anglo-Chinese Gardens __ "Anglo-Chinese gardens melt with the greatest care trees, lawns and buildings in Chinese but also Oriental or Greco-Roman style (temples, altars, pavilions ...)." You will find a collection of several gardens you may tour. - illustrated - http://cesarigd.club.fr/parcsafabriques/homepage.htm 

 
Garden History of Fort Louisbourg __ Learn about the history of gardening in this frontier Canadian outpost. "When the French first arrived in Louisbourg, they found the soil to be of below average quality for their gardening. The poor soil combined with the harsh climate inhibited the residents from growing the vegetables and herbs in the quantity or quality of which they were accustomed to in France. Consequently townspeople would often bring soil from other parts of the island and mix it with the original soil in their gardens. The resulting gardens, known as potagers, had an assortment of vegetables and herbs which were used as dyes as well as for cooking and medicinal purposes." - illustrated - From The Louisbourg Institute - http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/schoolnet/garden.html

 
Garden History, Visit and Travel Guide __ Do you want to plan a trip around garden history and historical gardens? Here you will find information about historical gardens in North America, Europe and the world. There are maps, histories of landscaping, computer aided landscape design and much more. - illustrated - From Gardenvisit.com - http://www.gardenvisit.com/ 

Gardening History Timeline . . . __ Here is a timeline of gardening and farming from ancient times to the 16th century. - By Michael P. Garofalo - http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm#Start

The Gardens & Grounds __ A guide to the gardens of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. - illustrated - From Monticello.org - http://www.monticello.org/gardens/index.html

Giverny - Vernon : Impressionist gardens __ Tour a collection of "Impressionist" gardens including that of Claude Monet. - illustrated - From giverny.org - http://giverny.org/gardens/

Hancock Shaker Village Farm and Gardens __ "The Village’s demonstration herb garden contains ninety of the more than 300 varieties of plants listed by the Shakers in the 1873 Druggists’ Handbook of Pure Botanic Preparations. Hollyhocks, belladonna, asparagus, hops, native ginger, chicory, dandelions, wormseed, black cohosh, basil, poppies, horseradish and pennyroyal are among the plants once grown by the Shakers for the pharmaceutical industry and for home remedies." - illustrated - From HSV - http://www.hancockshakervillage.org/old/farm.html

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon __ "Some stories indicate the Hanging Gardens towered hundreds of feet into the air, but archaeological explorations indicate a more modest, but still impressive, height." - illustrated - By Lee Krystek - http://www.unmuseum.org/hangg.htm

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon __ "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon awed and astounded many travelers and historians in ancient times. Although they no longer exist, the idea of such a magnificent feat of engineering still fascinates people today." - http://www.angelfire.com/ny/anghockey/hanginggardens.html
 
Introduction to Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture __ "Gardening in the Netherlands, as in most of Europe, had its earliest expression in abbey and monastery gardens of the Middle Ages where vegetables, fruit and herbs were cultivated. The layout of a medieval garden usually consisted of a square or slightly elongated rectangle. Cloister gardens usually consisted of a more or less square space divided by a cross-shaped path. A feature - perhaps water or a tree - often marked the centre of the cross." You will find a detailed history and graphics. - illustrated - From Wageningen UR - http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html

Museum of Garden History, Lambeth London Home Page __ "The Museum of Garden History was founded in 1977 at the former church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, next to Lambeth Palace. A registered charity, the Museum seeks to illustrate and preserve the history of gardening." You will find a garden of 17th century plants, photos, history of Lambeth and more. - illustrated - From Museum of Garden History - http://www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/

Petra Garden Feasibility Study __ Learn about gardening in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. "Petra . . . is situated on a spot which is surrounded and fortified by a smooth and level rock, which externally is abrupt and precipitous, but within there are abundant springs of water both for domestic purposes and for watering gardens. (Strabo, Geography, 16.4.21)" - illustrated - From Dumbarton Oaks - http://www.doaks.org/PetraNew/petraHOME.html
 
Plant Trivia Timeline __ Begin five billion years ago and zip up to present times. This interesting timeline has it all. 17,000 BCE - "Excavations at Wadi Kubbaniya, Nile Valley (Egypt) reveal charred remains of 25 different plants, including wild nut sedge tubers, acacia seed, cattail rhizomes, and palm fruit." You can plan a garden of your own with these ancient varieties. - From Huntington Botanical Gardens - http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/Timeline.html

U.K. Database of Historic Parks and Gardens __ "The database has been prepared by Landscapes & Gardens at the University of York, and has been enabled by grants from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. It contains outline information on places, their locations by local authority, persons associated and contact names and addresses of those bodies that may have further information." - From University of York - http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/database/index.htm

The Vatican Gardens __ "The Vatican Gardens date back to medieval times when vineyards and orchards extended to the north of the Apostolic Palace. In the 1279 Pope Nicholas II enclosed this cultivated area with walls." You will find a description, history and a couple of photos. - illustrated - From Al Pellegrino Cattolico - http://www.pellegrinocattolico.com/ctv/gardens.htm

What is Garden Archaeology __ This is a good overview of what is known as "garden archaeology." There is more than just digging involved. Learn about restoring antique gardens and discover that beneath the remains of an old garden is often one even older. You will find a multi-page article. - illustrated - From Institute of Historic Building Conservation - http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/51/gazebo_dir/gazebo_s.htm
 

 

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