Researching Historic Gardens and Landscapes

Historic Gardens and Landscapes Links

How did past generations garden? How did they view their landscapes? Detailed information on what still exists or what no longer remains is required to write the story of a site. Hopefully, the links provided here will help researchers do this.

Outwitting our climate: The Central Experimental Farm’s role in expanding Canadian gardens

June 1, 2020

by Edwinna von Baeyer Talk given for Heritage Ottawa on September 22, 2010 Today, when home gardeners browse garden centres, searching for annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees to beautify their grounds, they usually take the wide selection of ornamentals for granted. However, having this choice is no accident. It is a culmination of a concerted … More Outwitting our climate: The Central Experimental Farm’s role in expanding Canadian gardens

Linus Woolverton, 1846-1914

June 1, 2020

By Pleasance Crawford Linus Woolverton, an influential editor, author, and fruitgrower, was of the third generation of a horticulturally prominent Grimsby, Ontario, family. His father, Charles Edward Woolverton, was A.M. Smith’s partner in the Grimsby Nursery. His son, Charles Ernest Woolverton, was among the first Canadian-born landscape architects. Linus was born in Grimsby, and received … More Linus Woolverton, 1846-1914

Charles Ernest Woolverton, 1879-1934

June 1, 2020

By Pleasance Crawford Charles Ernest Woolverton was, with his contemporary, Rickson A. Outhet of Montreal, among the first Canadian-born landscape architects. He was the son of Linus Woolverton of Grimsby, Ontario. He graduated from the three-year horticulture curse at the Ontario Agricultural College [now University of Guelph] in 1901, and began practicing from Grimsby as … More Charles Ernest Woolverton, 1879-1934

Halifax (Nova Scotia) Public Gardens were established in 1867, and laid out in a formal Victorian design. They were designated a National Historic Site in 1984.