A native digs deep with relish…
"The English sticks have been subjected to a makeover, a wash and brush up. Dirt farms have turned into clean farms. Canals in desuetude have been redug and refilled. Cottages have been restored to a state of "authenticity"."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/mar/17/british-countryside-transformed

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http://thinkingardens.co.uk/Susan%20Cohan%20Nine%20Questions%202%20Duncan%20Brine.html

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http://www.flickr.com/groups/684463@N21/pool
Enjoy and perhaps contribute to this grassroots compilation of a treasure trove of historical, American backyards.

Vintage Gardens and Gardeners

Group Pool Discussion 78 Members Map Join This Group

 
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The Duchess and Her Garden – NYTimes.com

“THE criticism I’ve had is just massive,” said the Duchess of Northumberland, as she led a visitor through the Bamboo Labyrinth of Alnwick Garden. “It’s really staggering the way that Britain views this project. They said I am to gardens what Imelda Marcos is to shoes.”

what she has done [...]

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Open Garden Squares Weekend is Bliss for Voyeurs : TreeHugger

 
by Bonnie Alter, London on 06.10.08
 
 
Food & Health (botanical)

Open Garden Squares is the one weekend in the year when people can visit London gardens not usually open to the public and discover all sorts of hidden, unknown squares and patches of green that [...]

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