Garden events across Europe

To help you find your way around Europe’s multitude of gardens, here’s a small bouquet of websites:

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The Royal Horticultural Society:

http://www.rhs.org.uk
The RHS is the UK's leading gardening charity. This website features a great section on garden advice, what’s on, seasonal solutions for gardens and a problem solver….

European Garden Heritage Network

http://cmsen.eghn.org
The EGHN is a truly European garden network consisting of 16 partners from 5 countries (Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands and the UK). The site contains a wealth of information, 9 ‘garden routes’ in 5 European regions, plus a selection of 4 ‘European themes’. Read on….

Gardens of Western Europe, 1600–1800

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gard_1/hd_gard_1.htm
For gardeners with an academic bent, this site, by the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, contains a series of thematic essays like Baroque Rome, the Neoclassical Temple and the Grand Tour to name but a few !