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History of Gardening
Pavilion Gardens - Thomas Jefferson, America's Third President, designed the gardens and buildings for the University of Virginia. Burke's Backyard: The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Photographs and article on the history of the gardens. 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. Southern Garden History Society - Organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of historic Southern U.S. gardens, and education about Southern landscape history. Information about membership, events, and publications. Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses, UK - The gardens were opened in 1832, designed by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher The U.S. Botanic Garden - Established by Congress in 1820, the United States Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in North America. Since 1849 the Garden has been located at the eastern end of the Mall. Writtle College - Courses in gardens and landscape management Durham University Botanic Garden - Official homepage for the garden. South Coast Botanic Garden - The plant collection has over 150,000 plants with approximately 140 families, 700 genera and 2000 different species represented. Although South Coast Botanic Gardens flora has species from all over the globe, it is particularly rich in plants from Australia and South America, whose similar climates make South Coast ideally suited for plant introduction programs. Shiga Project - The Japanese Garden - A research project on Japanese gardens, by 16 American students who were in Japan in 1996 Gardens in Iran ITTO Guide - Government tourist office guide to Iranian gardens History of Horticulture - Jekyll, Gertrude 1843-1935, short introduction to her life and work. Katsura Rikyu Garden - Full description of the gardens and their history. Environmental Aesthetics and Chinese Gardens - On the theoretical basis behind the major standard features of Chinese gardens. Gardening and Mythology - Mythological references to gardening subjects. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden - History - Description and history of the founding of the gardens Botanical Gardens of Mexico - Information about Mexico's botanic gardens and research centre. Boxwood Garden - Historic Deepwood Estate - Salem, Oregon Garden History Links - History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages. Museum of History Gertrude Jekyll Room - Garden designer and prolific writer on gardens and gardening with short biography. 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. UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens - A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK. 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. Désert de Retz - Description and photographs of a romantic 18th-century folly garden near Paris, with a chronology and bibliography of its creator François Racine de Monville, by Ronald Kenyon. Gardens and Landscape Design - Images and text on 8 Italian Renaissance Gardens and on Giverny in France New England Garden History Society - Information on courses and events. 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. Biltmore Garden Tour - Forests and gardens, designed by landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. Gardens of Tuscany - Histories, descriptions and photos of villa and castle gardens in the Chianti zone of Tuscany. The University of Greenwich - School of Architecture and Construction - University of Greenwich BA and MA courses in landscape architecture, garden design and garden history. Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period. Penelope Hobhouse Reaps What She Sows - An article about the English garden author and designer, from the Christian Science Monitor. Iconography of Chinese Gardens - On some of the symbolism used in their design, illustrated by literature and an example. The Gardens - There were more than 100 gardens in Louisbourg in the 18th century, made by the French, in Canada. Spirit of Gardening - Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener. Garden History Links - Links to sites of garden and landscape history interest. Web pages. Inchbald School of Design - Vocational MA, PGDip, Diploma and Certificate courses in interior and garden design and shorter courses for professional development and recreation. Garden History at Stratford Hall Plantation - Home of Robert E. Lee 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. Frederick Law Olmsted - Resources concerning the life and works of Frderick Law Olmsted, the greatest of 19th century American landscape architects. Landscape History - A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs. Jersulam Botanic Garden - The Gardens are located on the Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus. They were first developed in 1953. Nature Described - Descriptions and photographs of materials found in the Vatican library. Two galleries, one for botanical illustrations and writings dating back to the 10th century, the other for works created in Renaissance Rome. Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Official site for the Royal Botanic Garden. It was founded in the 17th century and now extends to 31 hectares at Inverleith. Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties. Lost Gardens of Heligan - Official Site - Beautifully designed, mult-lingual overview, information, pictures and much more of the gardens 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. 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 Beatrix Farrand - A biography of a founder member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Berlin - The official website, in German and English, with map, photographs and information. Tel Aviv University Botanic Gardens - A number of specialized gardens, such as that for economic and medicinal plants or that for endangered species, have been established, as well as a carefully planned Garden for the Blind. Johanesburg Botanic Garden - History - The Johannesburg Botanic Garden is home to some of the finest plant collections in the world Garden History - Garden history books of the 20th century California Garden & Landscape History Society - Background, activities and membership. The Chicago Botanic Garden - An Illinois Botanic Museum - Chicago Botanic Garden, an Illinois botanical museum, offers 23 beautiful gardens on 385 acres, plants, flowers, greenhouses, educational classes, plant information. 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. Museum of Garden History - A few details of the Trust and a contact email. Our Vegetable Travelers - A history of garden vegetables, orginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
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