Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff answers:

List of Famous Gardens
Althorp
Arnold Arboretum located on 265 acres in Boston
Atlanta Botanic Garden
Austria
Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria
Botanischer Garten der Stadt Linz (Austria)
Botanic Garden of the Jozsef Attila University – Hungary
Ness Botanic Gardens- England
Belgium
Botanical Garden of the University of Gent, Belgium
L’Observatoire du Monde des Plantes, LiËge (Belgium)
National Botanic Garden of Belgium
Biltmore
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden
Christchurch Botanic Gardens – New Zealand
Community Gardening in Germany
Dawyck Botanic Gardens and Arboretum – Scotland
Descanso–experience the wondrous beauty of colorful foliage.
Dewstow–Wales
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Fairchild Tropical Garden – Florida
Filoli is located in Woodside, CA
Göttingen Botanical Garden – Germany
Hampton Court–on the river Lugg in Herefordshire. Owned by an American based charity,
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden! This garden is located on the lush Hamakua Coast north of Hilo
Hawkstone Park
Hellbrunn–In 1612 the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, commissioned the building of a country estate
Het Loo Palace, in the woodland setting of Apeldoorn in the heart of the Netherlands
Huntington Botanical Gardens–150 acres of breathtaking gardens–one of the best–Huntington Library
International Peace Garden–Straddling the U.S. Canadian border of North Dakota and Manitoba
Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University – Russia
Japanese Garden list
Japanese Garden of Seattle
Lawai Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Garden – Hawaii
Harry P. Leu Gardens – Florida
Longwood Gardens was created by industrialist Pierre S. Du Pont
Missouri Botanical Garden
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
Morton Arboretum–1,700 acres. More than 30,000 plants, representing 3,600 different types of plants
Mount Vernon estate and gardens
National Garden
Old Westbury Gardens is the former home of John S. Phipps. Built in 1906 the magnificent Charles II style mansion and carefully planned formal gardens and landscaped grounds were the center of this family’s life
Botanical Garden of the University of Osnabrück- Germany
Park Wilhelmshöhe Europe’s largest hillside park-In German and English
Petrozavodsk State University Botanic Garden – Russia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site–Cornish, New Hampshire
Sonnenberg Gardens- beautiful Victorian mansion and gardens, on Canandaigua Lake, in Upstate New York.
Spetchley Gardens – England
St. Andrews Botanic Gardens – Scotland
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens were opened in 1832
Vaux le Vicomte –The inspiration for Versailles
Chateau Villandry–Large châteaux built on the banks of the Loire
Wilhelmshöhe–Europe’s largest hillside park
Winterthur-966-acre estate features a 60-acre garden of its creator, Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969).
When you go to this site, click on each to find out more about them: http://www.quartershopping.com/Gardens.htm

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the world) was built by Nebuchadnezzar, the son of King Hammurabi ( king of the Babylonian kingdom whose kingdom flourished under his rule). It was noted for its elaborate irrigation system. This wonder of the world was located in the east bank of Euphrates, South of Baghdad in Iraq.
Http://www.sevenwondersworld.com/wonders_of_world_gardens_babylon.html

Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida, was built from a swamp:
http://www.cypressgardens.com/rides_attractions_shows/gardens.php#loop

Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny;France … The inspiration for Monet’s paintings.

Many famous gardens were from the estates of rich or famous people.
When approached to sponsor a national rosarium in Washington , D.C. , Milton S. Hershey instead decided to create a garden in Hershey, Pa: By 1942 Hershey Gardens expanded to a dazzling 23-acre botanical garden.
Http://www.hersheygardens.org/

Mount Vernon Estate & Garden was George Washington’s garden: http://www.mountvernon.org/

The Tuileries Gardens in Paris, France : A formal 17th century garden built by a queen, Catherine de Medicis: http://www.paris.org/Kiosque/sep96/tuileries.html

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It’s a leading center of botanical research, a training ground for professional gardeners. Kew Gardens originated in the exotic garden at Kew Park formed by Lord Capel of Tewkesbury. It was enlarged and extended by Princess Augusta, the widow of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom Sir William Chambers built several garden structures.
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
http://ftp.rbgkew.org.uk/collections/index.html

Here’s another site that list famous gardens by country & state:
http://www.mondusdistinction.com/informativetools/famousgardens.php

GardenersCardiff answers:

Try here first — good, clear basics, step-by-step:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/yard/garden-care/ten-steps-to-beginning-a-garden/

If and when you need more detailed information, try here:
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/Getting_Started_in_the_Garden_Techniques_and_Terms.htm

If you feel very athletic, here’s a simple, clear set of instructions:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2050109_prepare-vegetable-garden-bed.html

Simple instructions for raised beds, not so much digging (be warned, it’s a sales site, too):
http://www.aboutthegarden.com.au/FSDODIGRaisedtext.html

If your budget is limited, you might also look up gardening tips on some of the “frugal” and “penny-pinching” websites.

Oh, I almost forgot: for my money, the all-time best gardening book you could possibly have is the Royal Horticultural Society’s Encyclopedia of Gardening. If you can have only one book on gardening, this is it! It’s got *everything* about gardening in it! Yeah, it’s geared to Britain, of course — but they’ve been (formal, planned) gardening for a thousand years or more, and the most useful gardening techniques are pretty consistent around the world, so this book is worth it. It IS very expensive, so use a copy from the public library (or a college or trade-school library, if you have one near you) if you can’t afford to buy it up-front.

Also, see if you can join a local gardening group. They’re usually very happy to share all sorts of communal gardening knowledge, especially tips specific to your area. And they’re often more than happy to give you their excess seedlings, volunteer sprouts they don’t want or have too many of, and cuttings — all for free!

And check out if you have a county extension service (usually part of the state Dept. Of Agriculture) you can ask for help. They often hold classes, too, for free, or at least very inexpensively.

Have fun, and good luck!

GardenersCardiff answers:

You need more than a quick answer but I can make some suggestions on where to look for information. Depending on the level of your ambition you could fence the herb garden with espaliered fruit trees. You can grow simple plots in raised beds or a full garden estate like the French chateuax of Villandry or a cottage style garden designed for use as well as pleasure.
Http://www.allcastles.com/villandry.htm
http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/gallery/gal180.html
http://www.lvo.com/GB/MAG/JARDIN/VILL.HTML
Medieval style herb cloister
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/herbgdn1.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/index.html
http://www.mainecottagegarden.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Northwest-Cottage-Garden-Andrew-Schulman/dp/157061363X

Fruit can be anything from ground hugging strawberries and dwarf blueberries like ‘Top Hat’ through dwarf, espaliered fruit trees up to standard fruit trees.
Http://gurneys.com/product.asp?pn=68950&bhcd2=1184373298
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/hooker79.html
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No=369&storyType=garden
http://www.henryleuthardtnurseries.com/
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1427.html
There is a teaching herb garden at Elm Bank (home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society) in Wellesley, MA.
Http://www.neuhsa.org/
http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/agritourism_farms.htm

Herb gardening
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/herbs/ne208hrb.htm
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/herb.html
http://www.surratt.org/herbs/herbpages/garden.html
www.surratt.org/herbs/herbgraphics/garden.gif
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/herbgardenassort.htm
http://www.superbherbs.net/design7.htm
Watering
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homelandscape/water/water.html
http://www.iwms.org/
http://cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/water.htm
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No=985&storyType=garden