Old Gardens

Walden-Bluff’s Edge Bridge, Lake Forest, Ill.

Photo by Robin Karson.

Another site for those who like the "different" on-line gardening experience, check out http://www.lalh.org/

This is the Library of American Landscape History. I know it may sound boring, but, it's a beautiful site, full of the history and pictures of many old gardens. Their newsletters are only every few months and never becomes cumbersome.

There is information about many public landscapes throughout the world and many restored to the previous beauty. The site has information about the history of the gardens, the designer, and often the original owners. Much is devoted to the process of restoration and preservation.

The original owners were often the wealthy who owned mansions on thousands of acres, brought in the most famous of landscape designers and architects and the land has now been bequeathed or sold to form the parks of today.

They also feature historical cemeteries and their landscapes.

For those who like to visit gardens during vacations, it's a good resource. For those of us who like to borrow ideas or simply look at beautiful gardens, this site will help.

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