Gardens Evolving thru Time: Gardeners

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

18C Royal Gardeners

François-Hubert Drouais, (1727-1775) The Prince (1736-1818) and Princess (1737-1760) Condé Dressed as Gardeners

Saturday, October 20, 2018

1695 Gardeners Planting? or Cutting out the Dead Wood

1695 Caspar Luyken (Dutch print maker, 1672-1708) Two Gardeners

Sunday, July 8, 2018

1644 Gardeners carrying out plants in pots & creating geometric Garden beds inside a fence...

1644 David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690) Spring

Saturday, July 7, 2018

17C Gardeners Preparing the Garden

1644 David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690) Spring. Love the Gardeners in the background moving pots outdoors and raking the SPRING GARDEN.

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Initially mankind tries to gain some control over his constantly changing & often threatening natural surroundings by creating physical spaces to meet his basic needs for shelter, food, safety, & family. Across the Earth, prehistoric man's discovery that some plants harm & others heal was the origin searching for & eventually growing life-sustaining food & early medicines, as well as creating ancient myths about people & plants. A garden became a planned space set aside for the practical cultivation of edible & medicinal plants, and/or for the artistic display, & enjoyment of decorative plants. As centuries passed, many of the "well-to-do" transformed the gardens near their personal living spaces into art hoping to project a desired image of themselves to others - their wealth, power, refinement, & beliefs.