- Spirit of Gardening - http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm
Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
- Gardening History Timeline - From Ancient Times to 1800 - http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm
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
- Garden History - http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm
Garden history books of the 20th century
- Iconography of Chinese Gardens - http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~ige/gardens/1h1.htm
On some of the symbolism used in their design, illustrated by literature and an example.
- Gardening and Mythology - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640
Mythological references to gardening subjects.
- Garden History, Garden Tours and Garden Visit Guide - http://www.gardenvisit.com
A guide to garden history, garden tours historic parks, 1000+ gardens and botanic collections open to the public in the UK, USA, Europe, America, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Japan, India, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland.
- Shiga Project - The Japanese Garden - http://www.csuohio.edu/history/shiga96/garden.html
A research project on Japanese gardens, by 16 American students who were in Japan in 1996
- Garden History Links - http://www.magma.ca/%7Eevb/garden.html
History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
- Gardens of the Mughal Empire - http://www.mughalgardens.org/
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.
- Gardens in Iran ITTO Guide - http://www.itto.org/attraction/iranattraction.asp?category=Gardens
Government tourist office guide to Iranian gardens
- Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Jardin/index_english.html
A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
- Our Vegetable Travelers - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/
A history of garden vegetables, orginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
- British Library: Lost Gardens - http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/tours/lostgardens/
Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
- The History of Gardening Timeline - http://www.gardendigest.com/timetab.htm
An account of gardening from ancient times to the twentieth century organized by time periods with links to supplementary information.
- Gothein's History of Garden Art - http://www.gardenvisit.com/got/
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.
- Landscape History - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~helphand/homepage.html
A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
- Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii - http://www.canoeplants.com/
Guide to the plants carried by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes - history and traditional uses for each of two dozen plants.
- Japanese Garden Database - http://www.jgarden.org/
Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
- Traditional Chinese Gardens - http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index.htm
Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
- Australian Garden History Society - http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/
Organisation of people with an interest in the various aspects of garden history - including horticulture, landscape design and architecture. Journal and garden events summary.
- Fruits and Flowers of Winter - http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhibits/winterex.html
Archive of an exhibition with items from the Mertz Library’s rare books and archival materials. Includes orangeries, hothouses and botanical drawings.
- Museum of Garden History - http://www.museumgardenhistory.org/
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.
- Cultivating Canadian Gardens - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/garden/
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.
- Nature Described - http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/g-nature/Nature.html
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.
- Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church - http://www.ilconline.org/Gardenphoto.shtml
Recreated medieval garden based on German gardens in Martin Luther's age. Garden history, information about some of the plants.
- Gardens and Landscape Design - http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/visual_culture/projects/diva/italian.html
Images and text on 8 Italian Renaissance Gardens and on Giverny in France
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