Upton Grey Garden - The famous fully-restored 1908 Gertrude Jekyll garden in Upton Grey, Hampshire.
Sisley Garden Tours - An alphabetical directory of many gardening personalities down the ages.
British Library: Lost Gardens - Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens - A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
Francis Kingdon-Ward - Biography of botanical explorer, 1909-l958.
Garden History Society - Society promoting the study of the history of gardening and the conservation of historic gardens. Publications, research, archives and book reviews.
The Association of Garden Trusts - National organisation representing garden trusts. Activities, articles and archive of newsletters.
Historic Gardens Foundation - Charity set up to link everyone concerned with the preservation, restoration and management of historic parks and gardens. Includes an archive of magazine articles.
Walled Kitchen Gardens Network. - Association celebrating walled kitchen gardens. Background, advice, pictures, events and register of gardens.
Joseph Dalton Hooker - A leading nineteenth century botanist, plant collector, close friend of Charles Darwin and director of Kew Gardens.
London Parks Discovery Project - Educational resource for teachers and children, from the London Parks and Gardens Trust. Covers the boroughs of Enfield, Greenwich, Newham, and Wandsworth only.
The Pulham Legacy - James Pulham and Son were eminent landscape gardeners of the 19th and early 20th centuries, remembered for the spectacular rock gardens they created in many country estates and RHS Wisley.
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.
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