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
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.
UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens - A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
Gardening and Mythology - Mythological references to gardening subjects.
Landscape history and garden history in India - History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
Environmental Aesthetics and Chinese Gardens - On the theoretical basis behind the major standard features of Chinese gardens.
Landscape Virtual Gallery. - A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
Garden History Links - History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
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.
Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
Our Vegetable Travelers - A history of garden vegetables, originally published in National Geographic (1949).
British Library: Lost Gardens - Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
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.
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.
Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
Landscape History - A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
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.
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.
Japanese Garden Database - Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
Traditional Chinese Gardens - Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Museum of Garden History - Located at the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth in London, the museum offers activities and lectures. The churchyard contains a recreation of a historic knot garden.
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