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RGC’s New Partnership: Old Roswell Cemetery & Roswell Historical Society

RGC’s New Partnership: Old Roswell Cemetery & Roswell Historical Society

RGC is excited to announce its new partnership with Roswell Historical Society at the Old Roswell Cemetery. We kicked off the
partnership on September 6 with a tour led by Janet Jackson, Roswell Historical Society Cemetery Project Coordinator, highlighting history and the landscape elements, trees, plantings, native plants and wildflowers. We are adopting a plot and working with overall clean-up and maintenance of the cemetery.

On September 22, we had a mini work session to get the ball rolling at the cemetery. We were trained on how to groom the heirloom irises. Additional sessions are on Oct. 4, 11, and 18 at 10 …

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Gardens & Historic Plants of the Colonial Era, By Guest Blogger Lee Dunn

Gardens & Historic Plants of the Colonial Era, By Guest Blogger Lee Dunn

Author Lee C. Dunn shares a background on gardens & plants of the colonial era in America, easily found plant material, sources for the purchase of historic plants, and bibliographic sources. Be sure and explore the links Lee shares after you read her post.

Gardens and Historic Plants of the Colonial Era

Colonial garden styles vary depending upon wealth and geography. Rural poor and middle-class colonial gardens were smaller, less formal and concentrated more on the necessities of life with little ornamentation or distinct design. A fine example of…

Colonial gardens also fall into two distinct categories; kitchen gardens with vegetables and herbs, and pleasure gardens. Features typical of a pleasure garden might include formality with geometric designs, featuring avenues and …

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