History Gardening
History of garden design and of individual historic gardens.
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British Library: Lost Gardens - Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
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Japanese Garden Database - Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
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Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
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Parks and Gardens UK - Database of historic parks, gardens, and designed green spaces of the United Kingdom, with descriptions and historical information.
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Gardening and Mythology - Mythological references to gardening subjects.
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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.
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Gardens of the Mughal Empire - An interactive journey through twelve Mughal Gardens including Shalamar. You can hear music and follow in the footsteps of the ancient Mughals on a processional path from Hiran Minar to Mian Mir.
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Spirit of Gardening - Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
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Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
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Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
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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.
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Garden History on the Web - Information on gardening and gardens from Medieval times through the 19th century.
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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.
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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.
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Our Vegetable Travelers - A history of garden vegetables, originally published in National Geographic (1949).
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Museum of Garden History - Located at the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth in London, the museum offers activities and lectures. The churchyard includes a recreation of a historic knot garden.
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Garden History Links - History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Landscape History - A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
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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
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Landscape history and garden history in India - History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
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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.
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Landscape Virtual Gallery. - A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
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Bonsai and Related Arts Timeline - A comprehensive timeline showing how the various elements of miniature landscapes were brought together and continued to develop in China, Japan, and elsewhere in the world.
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