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	British Library: Lost Gardens - http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/tours/lostgardens/ Illustrations from manuscripts and early printed books dig into the story of gardening. Includes games.
	Museum of Garden History - http://www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/ 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.
	Museum of Garden History - http://www.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.
	Japanese Garden Database - http://www.jgarden.org/ Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
	Our Vegetable Travelers - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/ A history of garden vegetables, originally published in National Geographic (1949).

	Landscape Virtual Gallery. - http://www.vilar.com A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
	Landscape History - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~helphand/homepage.html A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
	Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
	Gardens of the Mughal Empire - http://www.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.
	Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.html Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.

	Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Jardin/index_english.html A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
	Spirit of Gardening - http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
	Gardening History Timeline - From Ancient Times to 1800 - http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm 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
	Garden History Links - http://www.magma.ca/~evb/garden.html History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
	Australian Garden History Society - http://www.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.

	The History of Gardening Timeline - http://www.gardendigest.com/timetab.htm An account of gardening from ancient times to the twentieth century organized by time periods with links to supplementary information.
	Fruits and Flowers of Winter - http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhibits/winterex.html Archive of an exhibition with items from the Mertz Library’s rare books and archival materials. Includes orangeries, hothouses and botanical drawings.
	Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii - http://www.canoeplants.com/ Guide to the plants carried by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes - history and traditional uses for each of two dozen plants.
	Parks and Gardens UK - http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk Database of historic parks, gardens, and designed green spaces of the United Kingdom, with descriptions and historical information.
	Parcs à fabriques - French Anglo-Chinese gardens - http://cesarigd.club.fr/parcsafabriques/homepage.htm 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 and Mythology - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640 Mythological references to gardening subjects.
	Timothy Mowl: Garden and Architectural History - http://www.timothymowl.co.uk Architectural historian presents his series of county guides to the historic landscapes and gardens of England, biographies, and other studies.
	Landscape history and garden history in India - http://www.chengappa.demon.co.uk/il/ History of gardens and landscapes in the Indian subcontinent, with links to related sites
	The History of Gardening: A Timeline from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century - http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm List of years and gardening events/people, with links to other resources.
	Traditional Chinese Gardens - http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index.htm Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.

Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church - http://www.ilconline.org/Gardenphoto.shtml
Recreated medieval garden based on German gardens in Martin Luther's age. Garden history, information about some of the plants.

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