People, Plants & Gardens in Colonial British America: Garden History

Showing posts with label Garden History. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Garden History. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2018

Seasons Change - Williamsburg's Spring Gardens give way to Summer...

All photos from Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Monday, October 22, 2018

18C Connectcut Garden & Cultural Landscape

18C Connecticut House by Rebecca Couch (Mrs James C.) Denison 1788-1863

Sunday, October 14, 2018

18C New England Garden & Cultural Landscape

1700s New England. Sometimes said to be Thomas Banister House, in Rhode Island

Friday, October 12, 2018

18C Children & American Gardens out windows

1710 Justus Engelhardt Kuhn (Colonial American artist, fl 1707-1717) Henry Darnall III

1710 Justus Engelhardt Kuhn (Colonial American artist, fl 1707-1717) Henry Darnall III

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

18C Children & American Gardens out windows

1710 Justus Engelhardt Kuhn (Colonial American artist, fl 1707-1717) Eleanor Darnall 1704-1796

1710 Justus Engelhardt Kuhn (Colonial American artist, fl 1707-1717) Eleanor Darnall 1704-1796

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17C Europeans landing onto North America's East Coast coped with unfamiliar weather & geography by creating spaces to meet basic needs for shelter, medicines, & food.

With the additional help of offspring & imported servants & slaves, growing plants in farm fields often became economic enterprises for both local & export exchanges.

In the 18-19C, many gentry transformed the gardens near their homes into artistic displays hoping to project a desired image of themselves to others - their wealth, power, refinement, & beliefs.