Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Colonial and Federal Farms and Gardens Pennsbury Manor * Andalusia * The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation * Stenton * The Highlands * Peter Wentz Farmstead * Pennsylvania Hospital Physic Garden 2. The Collector's Garden: Recreating Eden Bartram's Garden * Tyler Arboretum * Haverford College Arboretum * Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College * The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research * Wallingford Rose Garden * The Jenkins Arboretum * Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania 3. A Tradition of Agriculture: From Seeds to Societies Pennsylvania Horticultural Society * Temple University Ambler Campus * Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture * The Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation 4. The Garden as Art Wyck * Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion * Appleford/Parsons-Banks * Meadowbrook Farm * Pennypacker Mills * Chanticleer * Doe Run Farm * Swiss Pines 5. America's First Family of Horticulture Hagley Museum and Library * Nemours * Longwood Gardens * Winterthur Museum, Garden, Library * Mount Cuba 6. From Private Gardens to Public Parks Fairmount Park * Zoological Society of Philadelphia * The American College Arboretum * Awbury Arboretum * Bryn Mawr College * Independence National Historical Park 7. The Garden as Preserve Taylor Memorial Arboretum * Brandywine Conservancy River Museum * Schuylkill Valley Nature Center for Environmental Education * Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve * John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Other Preserves and Gardens of Interest Map to the Gardens Visitor's Guide to the Gardens Selected References Index

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"Encyclopedic in content, poetic in vision, this book is an indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in the history of gardens in this region, or, for that matter, American gardening as a whole." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Philadelphia and its environs are often described as a mecca for American gardens, so it's only fitting that Bill Klein has written an eloquent yet finely detailed account of the horticultural wonders of this area." --Jane G. Pepper, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Museum