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Our Vegetable Travelers
A history of garden vegetables, oirginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantan...
Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Recreated medieval garden based on German gardens in Martin Luther's age. Garden history, information about some of the plants.
http://www.ilconline.org/Gardenphoto.shtml
Parcs à fabriques - French Anglo-Chinese gardens
Account of some of the major French gardens made in the style known in France as Anglo-Chinese, and in England as English landscape.
http://cesarigd.club.fr/parcsafabriques/ho...
Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.html
Gothein's History of Garden Art
Complete text of the 1913 book is available online here. Detailed accounts of European gardens, added later material on North America, brief accounts of the rest of the world.
http://www.gardenvisit.com/got/
UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens
A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscape...
Garden History Links
Links to sites of garden and landscape history interest. Web pages.
http://www.magma.ca/~evb/garden.html
Fruits and Flowers of Winter
Archive of an exhibition with items from the Mertz Library’s rare books and archival materials. Includes orangeries, hothouses and botanical drawings.
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhib...
Environmental Aesthetics and Chinese Gardens
On the theoretical basis behind the major standard features of Chinese gardens.
http://dekart.f.bg.ac.yu/~dpajin/gardens/
Cultivating Canadian Gardens
Tells the story of the development of gardening in Canada by indigenous peoples and settlers, through the books, periodicals, and printed materials collected by the National Library of Canada.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/garden/
Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii
Guide to the plants carried by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes - history and traditional uses for each of two dozen plants.
http://www.canoeplants.com/
Shiga Project - The Japanese Garden
A research project on Japanese gardens, by 16 American students who were in Japan in 1996
http://www.csuohio.edu/history/shiga96/gar...
Landscape History
A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~helphand/home...
British Library: Lost Gardens
Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/tours/lost...
Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture
Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html
Gardens in Iran ITTO Guide
Government tourist office guide to Iranian gardens
http://www.itto.org/attraction/iranattract...
Traditional Chinese Gardens
Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index....
Spirit of Gardening
Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm
Gardenvisit.com
A guide to garden tours and history, historic parks, and botanic collections open to the public in the UK, USA, Europe, Japan, India, and Australia.
http://www.gardenvisit.com
Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance
A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Jardin/inde...
Timothy Mowl: Garden and Architectural History
Architectural historian presents his series of county guides to the historic landscapes and gardens of England, biographies, and other studies.
http://www.timothymowl.co.uk
The History of Gardening: A Timeline from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century
List of years and gardening events/people, with links to other resources.
http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm
Landscape Virtual Gallery.
A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
http://www.vilar.com
Museum of Garden History
The recreation of a historic knot garden and the history of British gardens and plants are included as is a virtual visit to several exhibits at the museum.
http://www.museumgardenhistory.org/
Landscape history and garden history in India
History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
http://www.chengappa.demon.co.uk/il/
Japanese Garden Database
Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
http://www.jgarden.org/
Australian Garden History Society
Organisation of people with an interest in the various aspects of garden history - including horticulture, landscape design and architecture. Journal and garden events summary.
http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/
Gardening History Timeline - From Ancient Times to 1800
Noteworthy Publications, Persons, and Events in the History of Gardening. Including some Related Information from Agriculture, Natural History, Botany, and Ecology. By Michael P. Garofalo
http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm
The History of Gardening Timeline
An account of gardening from ancient times to the twentieth century organized by time periods with links to supplementary information.
http://www.gardendigest.com/timetab.htm
Gardening and Mythology
Mythological references to gardening subjects.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden...
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