Histories of Famous Gardens

Ascog Hall Victorian Fernery and Gardens
Discovery and restoration of a 19th-century fernery on the Island of Bute in the Clyde Estuary.
http://www.ascoghallfernery.co.uk/

Désert de Retz
Description and photographs of a romantic 18th-century folly garden near Paris, with a chronology and bibliography of its creator François Racine de Monville, by Ronald Kenyon.
http://www.geocities.com/rwkenyon/

Gardens of Tuscany
Histories, descriptions and photos of villa and castle gardens in the Chianti zone of Tuscany.
http://www.gardens-of-tuscany.net

Maplelawn Historic Garden (Ottawa, Canada)
History, photographs, links, tour and Friends' information for one of the oldest and best preserved walled gardens in Canada. Open to the public spring through fall. English and French versions.
http://www.d1034585.domain.com/

Pavilion Gardens
Thomas Jefferson, America's Third President, designed the gardens and buildings for the University of Virginia.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatours/gardens/gardensHistory.html

Tuileries Gardens - Paris
A Short Dark History By Jacqueline Donnelly. "In order to appreciate the gardens you must sit quietly and see the invisible". Several old illustrations.
http://www.paris.org/Kiosque/sep96/tuileries.html

Upton Grey Garden
The famous fully-restored 1908 Gertrude Jekyll garden in Upton Grey, Hampshire, England
http://website.lineone.net/~uptongrey.garden/