Histories of Famous Gardens

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Ascog Hall Victorian Fernery and Gardens - - Discovery and restoration of a 19th-century fernery on the Island of Bute in the Clyde Estuary.

Boxwood Garden - - Historic Deepwood Estate - Salem, Orego.

Désert de Retz - - Description and photographs of a romantic 18th-century folly garden near Paris, with a chronology and bibliography of its creator François Racine de Monville, by Ronald Kenyon.

Garden History at Stratford Hall Plantation - - Home of Robert E. Le.

Garden History Links - - Links to sites of garden and landscape history interest. Web pages.

The Gardens - - There were more than 100 gardens in Louisbourg in the 18th century, made by the French, in Canada.

Gardens of Tuscany - - Histories, descriptions and photos of villa and castle gardens in the Chianti zone of Tuscany.

Katsura Rikyu Garden - - Full description of the gardens and their history.

Maplelawn Historic Garden (Ottawa, Canada) - - History, extensive photographs, links, tour and Friends'information for one of the oldest and best preserved walled gardens in Canada. Open to the public spring through fall. English and French versions.

Museum of Garden History - - Located at the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth next to Lambeth Palace in London, the museum offer activities and lectures. Our churchyard contains a recreation of a historic knot garden.

Pavilion Gardens - - Thomas Jefferson, America's Third President, designed the gardens and buildings for the University of Virginia.

Tuileries Gardens - Paris - - A Short Dark History By Jacqueline Donnelly. "In order to appreciate the gardens you must sit quietly and see the invisible". Several old illustrations.

Upton Grey Garden - - The famous fully-restored 1908 Gertrude Jekyll garden in Upton Grey, Hampshire, Englan.