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History


History of garden design and of individual historic gardens.


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The Spirit of Gardening - The history of gardening.
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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.
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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
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Garden History  - Garden history books of the 20th century
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Iconography of Chinese Gardens - Stories and Symbols
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UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens - A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
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Gardening and Mythology - Mythological references to gardening subjects.
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Landscape history and garden history in India - History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
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Garden History Reference Encyclopedia CD - A CD reference resoursce on garden history and landscape architecture with over 4,000 pages and over 3,000 illustrations.
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Gardens and Landscape Design - Images and text on 8 Italian Renaissance Gardens and on Giverny in France
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Chinese Gardens - An article on environmental aesthetics and Chinese gardens.
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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
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Landscape Virtual Gallery. - A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
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Garden History Links - History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
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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.
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Portland Classical Chinese Garden - Lan Su Yuan - The official site for Lan Su Yuan, Portland's Garden of Awakening Orchids. A traditional Chinese garden built in the heart of Portland.
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Gardens in Iran ITTO Guide - Government tourist office guide to Iranian gardens
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Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
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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.
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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.
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British Library: Lost Gardens - Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
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Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
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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.
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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.
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Introduction to Dutch gardens and garden architecture - A description of the historical development of the Dutch style.
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Landscape History - A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
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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.
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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.
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  • The History of Pearls - The exact time when pearls entered the history books is unknown, as they were discovered long before pen was ever put to paper. 300 B.C. is one of the earliest written recordings of pearls. Marco Polo also wrote of pearls in his travels. They were prized ...
  • The History of Dogs - The History of dogs

    Dogs belong to the Canid family (Canidae).

    Dogs first appeared about 40 million years ago, before any other carnivore families like bears or cats.

    Carnivores have a pair of teeth similar to blades that are called c...
  • The History of Coffee -
    The History of Coffee

    Coffee was discovered in Eastern Africa in an area known as Ethiopia. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats acting frisky after eating berries from a bush. Kaldi tried the berri...
  • The Bagpipe and Its History - ...
  • History of Spain - The History of Spain, and how it all begun. The Iberian Peninsula was first inhabited around 8000,000 BC and has long been subject to foreign influences. The history of Spain starts from 11th centur...
  • The History of Bakelite - ...
  • The History of Aprons - ...
  • The History of Yoga - The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.

    The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It origin...


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