Introduction
Planting the Seeds
Cultivating the Garden
The Cultivators
Horticultural Societies and Garden Clubs
Experimental Farms and Seed Nurseries
Botanical Gardens
Heritage Seeds and Gardening
Reaping the Harvest
Bibliography
Photos by Beth Powning
Other Gardening Sites
Acknowledgements |
The Cultivators
Heritage Seeds and Gardening
| The histories and descriptions of 26 extraordinary Quebec gardens still beautifully maintained, and photographed here in full colour. |
Martin, Paul-Louis and Pierre Morisset.
Promenades dans les jardins anciens du Québec.
Montréal: Boréal, 1996. |
| "The true, abiding passion of King's life was his estate in the Gatineau Hills. He lavished unwavering and uncritical devotion on it for all his years in Ottawa.... Kingsmere was a focal point for King's flights of romantic imagination and his profound emotional response to the landscape." |
von Baeyer, Edwinna.
Garden of Dreams: Kingsmere and Mackenzie King.
Toronto: Dundurn, 1990, pp. 11-12. |
| A little history, a few examples, and some good advice on how to create your own heritage garden are contained in this small booklet. |
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Smith, N.E.M.
A Heritage Garden for Your Ottawa House.
Ottawa: Department of Recreation and Culture, 1990. |
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1998 Historical Calendar: The Butchart Gardens / The Butchart Gardens 1998 Calendar.
Vancouver: Artery, 1997. |
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Keswick, Maggie.
In a Chinese Garden: The Art and Architecture of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Vancouver: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Society, 1990. |
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