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Please note: you will require a free library card to use many of these resources. If you do not have a free card, register here.

- Articles & Journals -

Choose from a large selection of magazine, journal, and reference articles in the Gardening Magazine database. Tip: enter "historic gardens" in the search box.

- Selected Books -

• Gardening with Antique Plants
• Gardening with Heirloom Seeds: tried-and-true flowers, fruits, and vegetables for a new generation
• The Heirloom Garden : selecting & growing over 300 old-fashioned ornamentals
• An Illustrated History of Gardening

- Local Information, Organizations & Featured Links -

• Antigonish Garden Club
• Pictou County Garden Club
• Carmichael Stewart House Museum
• Historic Gardens -Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please ask a Librarian to help you in your search.