See also: Gardeners and Designers • Histories of Famous Gardens • Journals and Magazines • Organizations • Education Courses
The History of Gardening: A Timeline from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century
gardendigest.com
List of years and gardening events/people, with links to other resources.
Gothein's History of Garden Art
gardenvisit.com
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.
The History of Gardening Timeline
gardendigest.com
An account of gardening from ancient times to the twentieth century organized by time periods with links to supplementary information.
Gardens of the Mughal Empire
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.
Museum of Garden History
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.
Traditional Chinese Gardens
chinaplanner.com
Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
Garden History Links
magma.ca
History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church
ilconline.org
Recreated medieval garden based on German gardens in Martin Luther's age. Garden history, information about some of the plants.
Shiga Project - The Japanese Garden
csuohio.edu
A research project on Japanese gardens, by 16 American students who were in Japan in 1996
Timothy Mowl: Garden and Architectural History
timothymowl.co.uk
Architectural historian presents his series of county guides to the historic landscapes and gardens of England, biographies, and other studies.
Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance
bergerfoundation.ch
A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
Landscape Virtual Gallery.
vilar.com
A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
Fruits and Flowers of Winter
sciweb.nybg.org
Archive of an exhibition with items from the Mertz Library’s rare books and archival materials. Includes orangeries, hothouses and botanical drawings.
Australian Garden History Society
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.
Cultivating Canadian Gardens
collectionscanada.ca
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.
Landscape history and garden history in India
chengappa.demon.co.uk
History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii
canoeplants.com
Guide to the plants carried by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes - history and traditional uses for each of two dozen plants.
Spirit of Gardening
gardendigest.com
Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
Parcs à fabriques - French Anglo-Chinese gardens
cesarigd.club.fr
Account of some of the major French gardens made in the style known in France as Anglo-Chinese, and in England as English landscape.
Gardening History Timeline - From Ancient Times to 1800
gardendigest.com
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
Landscape History
darkwing.uoregon.edu
A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture
library.wur.nl
Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
Japanese Garden Database
jgarden.org
Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
Gardening and Mythology
suite101.com
Mythological references to gardening subjects.
Our Vegetable Travelers
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
A history of garden vegetables, oirginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
British Library: Lost Gardens
collectbritain.co.uk
Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens
york.ac.uk
A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
monticello.org
Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
Gardenvisit.com
gardenvisit.com
A guide to garden tours and history, historic parks, and botanic collections open to the public in the UK, USA, Europe, Japan, India, and Australia.
Environmental Aesthetics and Chinese Gardens
dekart.f.bg.ac.yu
On the theoretical basis behind the major standard features of Chinese gardens.