Articles related to "Colonial Gardening"
A Stroll in the Cold
Notes on a brisk winters' day in Colonial Williamsburg.
colonial williamsburg • colonial gardening • colonial gardeners
Notes on a brisk winters' day in Colonial Williamsburg.
colonial williamsburg • colonial gardening • colonial gardeners
DOORYARD GARDENS
Americans are supersizing their homes at the expense of the home landscape. As a result the front yard becomes more important than ever.
front yard • dooryard gardens • colonial gardens • supersizing • walkways
Americans are supersizing their homes at the expense of the home landscape. As a result the front yard becomes more important than ever.
front yard • dooryard gardens • colonial gardens • supersizing • walkways
Gardens in 17th Century New England
The differences between gardening and agriculture in 17th Century New England.
plymouth • wampanoag • beans • maize • squash
The differences between gardening and agriculture in 17th Century New England.
plymouth • wampanoag • beans • maize • squash
Colonial Homes and Revival Gardens
The House of the Seven Gables Historic Neighborhood and complimentary Colonial Revival Gardens result from foresight and actions of antiquarians Emmerton and Chandler.
house of the seven gables • colonial restoration garden • colonial revival garden • joseph everett chandler • catherne o. emmerton
The House of the Seven Gables Historic Neighborhood and complimentary Colonial Revival Gardens result from foresight and actions of antiquarians Emmerton and Chandler.
house of the seven gables • colonial restoration garden • colonial revival garden • joseph everett chandler • catherne o. emmerton
Growing Native Annual Vines
North American native annual vines are colorful through the summer and easy to grow from seed.
annual vines • summer garden • cottage gardens • structures • chickabiddy
North American native annual vines are colorful through the summer and easy to grow from seed.
annual vines • summer garden • cottage gardens • structures • chickabiddy
Historic Garden Landscapes
Here is a garden travel guide for late summer. These ten historic garden landscape articles can help to plan a day outing 0r a lengthy trip or act as a virtual excursion.
historic garden landscape • garden for historic building • historic garden restoration • colonial garden new england • colonial style
Here is a garden travel guide for late summer. These ten historic garden landscape articles can help to plan a day outing 0r a lengthy trip or act as a virtual excursion.
historic garden landscape • garden for historic building • historic garden restoration • colonial garden new england • colonial style
The House of the Seven Gables
The Turner House (House of the Seven Gables - Salem, MA), made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne, overlooks an early 20th Century Colonial Revival Garden
house of the seven gables • colonial restoration garden • colonial revival garden • joseph everett chandler • caroline osgood emmerton
The Turner House (House of the Seven Gables - Salem, MA), made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne, overlooks an early 20th Century Colonial Revival Garden
house of the seven gables • colonial restoration garden • colonial revival garden • joseph everett chandler • caroline osgood emmerton
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Species & Cultivars
Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs."
crapemyrtles • crapemyrtle horticultural history • crapemyrtle garden resources • crapemyrtle breeding and selection • crapemyrtle cultivars
Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs."
crapemyrtles • crapemyrtle horticultural history • crapemyrtle garden resources • crapemyrtle breeding and selection • crapemyrtle cultivars
Meet Lovage, a Natural Salt Substitute
Fresh, dried or frozen, lovage provides excellent flavoring for soups, stews, salads and casseroles, and is a natural salt substitute said to be high in vitamin C.
growing lovage • salt substitute • celery substitute • medieval herbs • colonial herbs
Fresh, dried or frozen, lovage provides excellent flavoring for soups, stews, salads and casseroles, and is a natural salt substitute said to be high in vitamin C.
growing lovage • salt substitute • celery substitute • medieval herbs • colonial herbs
African-American Gardens - Design and Development: Part 1
Changes in interpretation of historic garden design, use and development. Empahsis is on development and design of African-American gardens in the rural American south.
suite101 • designing home landscapes • garden community • georgene a. bramlage • georgene bramlage
Changes in interpretation of historic garden design, use and development. Empahsis is on development and design of African-American gardens in the rural American south.
suite101 • designing home landscapes • garden community • georgene a. bramlage • georgene bramlage
Colonial Herbs and the Herb Garden
Thoughts of the origins of our Thanksgiving Day celebration always dominates at this time of year and I thought it appropriate to consider some of the herbs valued and used by our ancestors in colonial times. Today, most of us find our herbs and spices at the store, but in colonial times nearly every household had it's own garden, filled with numerous herbs valued for their culinery and medicinal properties, not to mention the added pleasure of decorative uses.
herbs • colonists • thanksgiving • tradition • abundance
Thoughts of the origins of our Thanksgiving Day celebration always dominates at this time of year and I thought it appropriate to consider some of the herbs valued and used by our ancestors in colonial times. Today, most of us find our herbs and spices at the store, but in colonial times nearly every household had it's own garden, filled with numerous herbs valued for their culinery and medicinal properties, not to mention the added pleasure of decorative uses.
herbs • colonists • thanksgiving • tradition • abundance
Roots, Stems, and Leaves as Human Food
"This cabbage, these carrots, these potatoes, these onions all will become me. Such a tasty fact!" (Mike Garofalo)
roots as food • stems as food • leaves as food • the role of angiosperm plant parts in agriculture • the role of angiosperm plant parts in gardening
"This cabbage, these carrots, these potatoes, these onions all will become me. Such a tasty fact!" (Mike Garofalo)
roots as food • stems as food • leaves as food • the role of angiosperm plant parts in agriculture • the role of angiosperm plant parts in gardening
The Greeting Card Garden Syndrome: Are You Afflicted?
A brief look at the research, joys of discovery, and some pitfalls a home gardener might encounter in designing a landscape for an historical home.
colonial revival • ann leighton • grandmother's garden • mary brawley hill • mission house (stockbridge
A brief look at the research, joys of discovery, and some pitfalls a home gardener might encounter in designing a landscape for an historical home.
colonial revival • ann leighton • grandmother's garden • mary brawley hill • mission house (stockbridge
Oh Mirror on my Gazing Ball: What's the Tackiest of Them All?
Tacky, of course, is in the mind of the beholder - and here is a piece of my mind on what's tacky, what's not - and what is tacky only depending on what you do with it. My Tacky Top Ten - right here.
tacky • tacky top ten • garden ornaments • yard art
Tacky, of course, is in the mind of the beholder - and here is a piece of my mind on what's tacky, what's not - and what is tacky only depending on what you do with it. My Tacky Top Ten - right here.
tacky • tacky top ten • garden ornaments • yard art
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Flower Gardens
Thomas Jefferson's winding walk flower garden at Monticello, the home and garden he designed in Virginia, demonstrate the transition between gardening styles.
monticello • thomas jefferson • flower garden • flower gardens • flower garden designs
Thomas Jefferson's winding walk flower garden at Monticello, the home and garden he designed in Virginia, demonstrate the transition between gardening styles.
monticello • thomas jefferson • flower garden • flower gardens • flower garden designs
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