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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.
http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/
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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/lostgardens/
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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.
http://www.canoeplants.com/
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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.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/garden/
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Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture
Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html
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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.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Jardin/index_english.html
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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.
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhibits/winterex.html
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Garden History Links
History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
http://www.magma.ca/%7Eevb/garden.html
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Garden History
Garden history books of the 20th century
http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm
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Gardening and Mythology
Mythological references to gardening subjects.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640
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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
http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm
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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.
http://www.mughalgardens.org/
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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
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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.
http://www.gardenvisit.com/got/
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Japanese Garden Database
Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
http://www.jgarden.org/
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Landscape History
A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~helphand/homepage.html
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Landscape Virtual Gallery.
A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
http://www.vilar.com
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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/
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Our Vegetable Travelers
A history of garden vegetables, orginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/
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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.
http://cesarigd.club.fr/parcsafabriques/homepage.htm
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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/garden.html
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Spirit of Gardening
Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm
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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.
http://www.gardendigest.com/timetab.htm
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Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.html
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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.
http://www.timothymowl.co.uk
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Traditional Chinese Gardens
Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index.htm
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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/landscapes/ukpg/database/index.htm
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