Spirit of Gardening

Quotes, proverbs, articles, history, humor, links, and resources for the gardener.
http://www.gardendigest.com/index.htm

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 History 

Garden history books of the 20th century
http://www.gardendigest.com/btgarh.htm

Iconography of Chinese Gardens

On some of the symbolism used in their design, illustrated by literature and an example.
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

Environmental Aesthetics and Chinese Gardens

On the theoretical basis behind the major standard features of Chinese gardens.
http://dekart.f.bg.ac.yu/~dpajin/gardens/

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

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

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

Gothein's History of 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.
http://www.gardenvisit.com/got/

Dutch Gardens and Garden Architecture

Information from the first chapter of a book on Dutch gardens.
http://library.wur.nl/speccol/intro.html

Landscape History

A categorised collection of images and photographs of gardens and landscapes in a number of designs.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~helphand/homepage.html

Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii

Guide to the plants carried by early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes - history and traditional uses for each of two dozen plants.
http://www.canoeplants.com/

Parcs à fabriques - French Anglo-Chinese gardens

Account of some of the major French gardens made in the style known in France as Anglo-Chinese, and in England as English landscape.
http://cesarigd.club.fr/parcsafabriques/homepage.htm

Japanese Garden Database

Educational web site providing information on outstanding examples of Japanese garden art.
http://www.jgarden.org/

Traditional Chinese Gardens

Index to a number of notable and historic gardens, including photographs, history, and descriptions.
http://www.chinaplanner.com/gardens/index.htm

Australian Garden History Society

Organisation of people with an interest in the various aspects of garden history - including horticulture, landscape design and architecture. Journal and garden events summary.
http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/

Fruits and Flowers of Winter

Archive of an exhibition with items from the Mertz Library’s rare books and archival materials. Includes orangeries, hothouses and botanical drawings.
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhibits/winterex.html

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.museumgardenhistory.org/

Cultivating Canadian Gardens

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.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/garden/

Nature Described

Descriptions and photographs of materials found in the Vatican library. Two galleries, one for botanical illustrations and writings dating back to the 10th century, the other for works created in Renaissance Rome.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/g-nature/Nature.html

Medieval Garden at Immanuel Lutheran Church

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

Gardens and Landscape Design

Images and text on 8 Italian Renaissance Gardens and on Giverny in France
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/visual_culture/projects/diva/italian.html