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Wesley Greene, Garden Historian:

Research on 18th century vegetable varieties is an ongoing project conducted by the landscape department of Colonial Williamsburg to identify varieties suitable for use in our Historic Area gardens. The scope of this project is to provide guidelines for all major groups of vegetables. This page will be updated as new research is completed. This is a large and complex field of inquiry and input from historians, gardeners or other interested parties is welcomed. If you have any information that you would like to share, or comments on existing research, please contact:

Wesley Greene, Garden Historian, Landscape Department, Colonial Williamsburg
P. O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187
Email: wgreene@cwf.org

A Discussion of 18th-century Beans
A Discussion of 18th-century Brassicas
A Discussion of 18th-century Melons
A Discussion of 18th-century Salad Greens
A Discussion of 18th-century Root Crops
A Discussion of 18th-century Alliums
A Discussion of 18th-century Peas
A Discussion of 18th-century Solanaceae
A Discussion of 18th-century Cucurbits
A Discussion of 18th-century Stems and Buds

M. Kent Brinkley

Kent Brinkley, a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and Past President of the Virginia Chapter, is landscape architect in the landscape and facilities services department of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He is co-author, with Gordon W. Chappell of the best-selling book, The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg.

The Lay of the Land
Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century

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