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	Japanese Garden Database - http://www.jgarden.org/ Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
	Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants - http://www.monticello.org/chp/index.html Collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties.
	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.
	Landscape Virtual Gallery. - http://www.vilar.com A catalog of 8000 slides about parks and gardens in Europe.
	Our Vegetable Travelers - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/ A history of garden vegetables, originally published in National Geographic (1949).

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

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	Garden History on the Web - http://www.gardenhistoryinfo.com/ Information on gardening and gardens from Medieval times through the 19th century.
	Spirit of Gardening - http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
	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.
	Gardening and Mythology - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_adventures/27640 Mythological references to gardening subjects.
	Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture - http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.

	Bonsai and Related Arts Timeline - http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/BigPicture/Timeline.html A comprehensive timeline showing how the various elements of miniature landscapes were brought together and continued to develop in China, Japan, and elsewhere in the world.
	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
	Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church - http://www.ilconline.org/garden.php Recreated medieval garden based on German gardens in Martin Luther's age. Garden history, information about some of the plants.
	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
	Gothein's History of Garden Art - http://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/library_online_ebooks/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/contents_gotheins_history_garden_art 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: 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.
	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.
	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.
	Cultivating Canadian Gardens - http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/cultivating_cdn_gardens-ef/2008/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/11/index-e.html 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.

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