Uncovering the gardens of the renaissance. New World Plants Make Small Splash in 16th Century Europe. About 127 new plants came across the Atlantic from the Americas during the first hundred years after Columbus. These plants diffused through the Old World at different rates, mostly from the port city of Seville, where the plants initially arrived. What are we growing? Nitre, potassium nitrate, .

I found a whole bunch of information about fruit pulps. Has anyone else found any good references for strawberries since our last meeting? October 26, 2012. I also found this painting in.

Globalized Gardening, Evolution in the Renaissance Era. According to Teresa McLean in her wonderful book. Is a type of wild sage that is native to England. Was infrequently grown in cottage gardens, but was extremely useful. It was often grown next to Rue. Was used to flavor foods and its seeds were used to aid digestion. Grown in both herb a.

Medieval Garden Research, Design and Creation by Jennie Bergeron. A Renaissance style garden is reborn in Amherst Massachusetts.

The rose is widely recognized as the national flower of England. It was likely introduced to England in the 13th century in the form. White Rose Badge of York. Red Rose Badge of Lancaster.