History

Museum of Garden History - Located at the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth in London, the museum offers activities and lectures. The churchyard includes a recreation of a historic knot garden.
http://www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/

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/

Parks and Gardens UK - Database of historic parks, gardens, and designed green spaces of the United Kingdom, with descriptions and historical information.
http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk

Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html

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.
http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm

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/

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

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

Garden History Links - History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
http://www.magma.ca/~evb/garden.html

Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.html

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

Spirit of Gardening - Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm

Landscape Virtual Gallery. - A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
http://www.vilar.com

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

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/

Landscape history and garden history in India - History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
http://www.chengappa.demon.co.uk/il/

Japanese Garden Database - Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
http://www.jgarden.org/

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/

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

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

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/

Gardening and Mythology - Mythological references to gardening subjects.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640

Our Vegetable Travelers - A history of garden vegetables, originally published in National Geographic (1949).
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/

Traditional Chinese Gardens - Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index.htm

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