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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.
http://www.mughalgardens.org/
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.
http://www.portlandchinesegarden.org
Gardens in Iran ITTO Guide
Government tourist office guide to Iranian gardens
http://www.itto.org/attraction/iranattraction.asp?category=Gardens
Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture
Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
http://www.agralin.nl/speccol/intro.html
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
Our Vegetable Travelers
A history of garden vegetables, orginally published in National Geographic (1949), and reprinted here as a special feature.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/
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/
Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.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
Spirit of Gardening
Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm
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.compulink.co.uk/~museumgh/
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
Garden HistoryÂ
Garden history books of the 20th century
http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm
Iconography of Chinese Gardens
Stories and Symbols
http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~ige/gardens/1h1.htm
UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens
A searchable database of Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK.
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/database/index.htm
Gardening and Mythology
Mythological references to gardening subjects.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640
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/
Garden History, Garden Tours and Garden Visit Guide
A guide to garden history, garden tours historic parks, 1000+ gardens and botanic collections open to the public in the UK, USA, Europe, America, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Japan, India, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland.
http://www.gardenvisit.com
Gardens and Landscape Design
Images and text on 8 Italian Renaissance Gardens and on Giverny in France
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/visarts/diva/gardens.html
Chinese Gardens
An article on environmental aesthetics and Chinese gardens.
http://dekart.f.bg.ac.yu/~dpajin/gardens/index.html
The Classical Chinese Garden Society page
The City of Portland, the City of Suzhou, and the Classical Chinese Garden Trust are working together to build the largest Suzhou style garden outside of China.
http://www.chinesegarden.org/primarypage.htm
Shiga Project - The Japanese Garden
A research project on Japanese gardens, by 16 American students who were in Japan in 1996
http://www.csuohio.edu/history/shiga96/garden.html
Landscape Virtual Gallery.
A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
http://www.vilar.com
Garden History Links
History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
http://www.magma.ca/%7Eevb/garden.html
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