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17th Century Gardens
Subsistence level, raised bed kitchen gardens and the clearing of land for agriculture created an English sense of order in the natural landscape of the colonial settlements. List of Plants For 17th Century Gardens The Sherburne Garden 18th Century Gardens
Dooryard gardens, market gardens and agriculture came to life with new plants from the China trade. An appreciation of American native plants was born of newfound Revolutionary patriotism and increased leisure time for budding botanists. List of Plants For 18th Century Gardens The Walsh Garden 19th Century Gardens
The highly romantic and formalized Victorian landscape often stood in sharp contrast to the landscape of industrialization. Mechanized industry brought with it farm abandonment and new immigrants settling in this neighborhood and joining the workforce. List of Plants For 19th Century Gardens The Goodwin Garden The Victorian Hothouse Exhibit 20th Century Gardens
Victorian garden styles gave way to Colonial Revival gardens, heirloom plants in the backyards of new immigrants, and the Victory garden as a new model for the American garden. List of Plants For 20th Century Gardens The Victory Garden The Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial Garden The Shapiro Garden 21st Century Teaching Gardens
Within the cultural and historic landscapes of the Puddle Dock neighborhood, Strawbery Banke Museum also maintains teaching gardens and orchards designed to teach lessons from the past for gardeners of the 21st century. The Victorian Children’s Garden The Herb Garden The Heritage Orchard The Community Garden |
