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Thanks to the following institutions for their help with supplying images for the interactive gardening timeline.


Canterbury Cathedral

The image of the stained glass window showing Adam delving is from Canterbury Cathedral.

Canterbury Cathedral
The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Tel: 01227 762 862
Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/

The British Library

The medieval garden images for the dates 1190 and 1237, the illustration from Roman de La Rose, 1440, the 1730 image of Kew gardens and the illustration of the garden at Stourhead are from the British Library.

The British Library
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Tel. 0870 444 1500
Website: www.bl.uk/

Chelsea Physic Garden

The image for 1673 is courtesy of the Chelsea Physic Garden.

The Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HS
Tel: 020 7352 5646
Website: www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/

The Linnean Society

The portrait of Carl Linnaeus is courtesy of the Linnean Society.

The Linnean Society of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF
Tel: 020 7434 4479
Website: www.linnean.org/

National Portrait Gallery

The Portraits of William Kent, Gertrude Jekyll, John Claudius Loudon, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, Andre le Notre, John Evelyn and the detail featuring Charles Bridgeman, from the painting 'A Conversation of the Virtuosis at the Kings Arms' are courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE.
Tel: 020 7306 0055
Website: www.npg.org.uk/

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The portraits of John Gerrard, David Douglas, The Tradescants, Sir Joseph Banks, Joseph Paxton Charles Darwin, George Forrest, Robert Fortune, the photograph of the first women gardeners at Kew, the illustration of the Tradescant tomb and the botanical illustration of a rhododendron are courtesy of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond,Surrey TW9 3AB
Tel: 020 8332 5655
Website: www.rbgkew.org.uk/

The Museum of Garden History

The portraits of Vita Sackville-West and Humphrey Repton, the illustrations of tulip, passion flower and pineapple, the images for the dates 1597, 1621, 1629, 1788, 1829, 1830s, 1840s, 1841, 1844, 1847, 1851, 1860s, 1874, 1902, 1907, 1914-1918, 1919, 1927, 1948, 1977, the images for the additional content boxes of William Nesfield, women gardeners, gardening during the war, and Digging for Victory are courtesy of the Museum of Garden History.

The Museum of Garden History
Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB
Tel: 020 7401 8865
Website: www.museumgardenhistory.org

J, C & A Hooker

The portraits of William Hooker and Joseph Hooker are courtesy of J, C & A Hooker.

Electrolux Outdoor Products

The image of the hover mower, 1963 is reproduced courtesy of Elecrolux Outdoor Products.

Electrolux Outdoor Products
Preston Road, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham DL5 6UP
Tel: 01325 300303

Andreas Stihl

The image of the chainsaw, 1926, is reproduced courtesy of Andreas Stihl Ltd.

Andreas Stihl Ltd
STIHL House, Stanhope Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3YT
Tel: 01276 20202


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