Cottage Garden

Beautiful Garden

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Garden view from the bedroom (August 24), a photo by Four Seasons Garden on Flickr.

Bluebonnet Flowerscape

2011-12-08T08:19:00.001-08:00

Bluebonnet Flowerscape, a photo by dj @ oxherder arts on Flickr.

Scilla

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Scilla, originally uploaded by myu-myu.

Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire

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Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, originally uploaded by kev747.

Sandringham House Gardens

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Sandringham House Gardens, originally uploaded by kev747.

Полевые цветы

2011-01-17T12:36:00.001-08:00

More Wildflowers, originally uploaded by dj @ oxherder arts.

Маки и пчелка

2011-01-17T12:34:00.001-08:00

Poppies and a Bee, originally uploaded by dj @ oxherder arts.

Problem posers

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Problem posers, originally uploaded by John the Neath.

A cottage garden in Little Woodham Living History Village

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A cottage garden in Little Woodham Living History Village, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Spring bunny ... loose in the vegetation !

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Spring bunny ... loose in the vegetation !, originally uploaded by Russ Cribb.

Chelsea Flower show 2010

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Chelsea Flower show 2010, originally uploaded by jr55.

Home, sweet home

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Home, sweet home, originally uploaded by EverySingleDay.

Gingerbread House, Princes Street Gardens

Bumble bee on Digitalis Lutea or Fingerhut Foxglove at Northernhay Gardens

2010-03-24T20:50:00.003-07:00

Bumble bee on Digitalis Lutea or Fingerhut Foxglove at Northernhay Gardens, originally uploaded by Exeter Parks & Open Spaces.

Foxgloves in the Herb Garden

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Foxgloves in the Herb Garden, originally uploaded by joleethomp.

Our Cottage Garden

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Our Cottage Garden, originally uploaded by A child in the night.

Astley NGS open gardens

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Astley NGS open gardens ~ June 2009 ~ 495, originally uploaded by simball.

Astley NGS open gardens

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Astley NGS open gardens ~ June 2009 ~ 815, originally uploaded by simball.

The Old Nursery (Atherfield Green, Isle of Wight)

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The Old Nursery (Atherfield Green, Isle of Wight), originally uploaded by EpiVin.

A Thatched Roof Cottage

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A Thatched Roof Cottage, originally uploaded by Colorado Sands.

William Shakespeare Birthplace gardens

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William Shakespeare Birthplace gardens, originally uploaded by Ruwanika.

Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire

2009-12-28T16:01:00.001-08:00

Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire, originally uploaded by Sheepdog Rex.

Bourton on the Hill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

2009-09-27T15:01:00.001-07:00

Bourton on the Hill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, originally uploaded by UGArdener.

Rock Garden

2009-09-27T14:11:00.001-07:00

Rock Garden, originally uploaded by njchow82.

Poppies!

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Poppies!, originally uploaded by Nele en Jan.

Where's that chocolate box?, Cothay Manor garden, Somerset

2009-09-27T13:59:00.001-07:00

Where's that chocolate box?, Cothay Manor garden, Somerset, originally uploaded by archidave.

HIDCOTE MANOR GARDEN

2009-09-09T20:38:00.001-07:00

HIDCOTE MANOR GARDEN, originally uploaded by Ursula Haigh.

ne of Two Charming Cottages North of Hidcote Manor House referred to as No 5: single storey and attic lit by two dormers under thatched hoods, with single storey extension set back from facade, joining no 5 with No 3.

The garden of 'Haleakala' at Appleshaw near Andover

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The garden of 'Haleakala' at Appleshaw near Andover, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Cottage at West Lulworth, Dorset

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Cottage at West Lulworth, Dorset, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Rose Garden

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Rose Garden, originally uploaded by flash of light.

COTSWOLD GARDEN

2009-07-26T21:59:00.001-07:00

COTSWOLD GARDEN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

Pörtschach / Wörthersee

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Pörtschach / Wörthersee, originally uploaded by annia316.

The Oxford Botanic Garden on a Grey Afternoon

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The Oxford Botanic Garden on a Grey Afternoon, originally uploaded by UGArdener.

We had a few minutes to go around this historic and beautiful facility one cloudy Sunday afternoon. Here is the introduction from the current Wikipedia article:

University of Oxford Botanic Garden, the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain, and the third oldest scientific garden in the world, was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research. Today it contains over 8,000 different plant species on 1.8 hectares (4½ acres). It is one of the most diverse yet compact collections of plants in the world and includes representatives from over 90% of the higher plant families.
In 1621, Sir Henry Danvers, the First Earl of Danby, contributed £5,000 (equivalent to £744,000 in 2005)[1] to set up a physic garden for "the glorification of the works of God and for the furtherance of learning". He chose a site on the banks of the River Cherwell at the northeast corner of Christ Church Meadow, belonging to Magdalen College. Part of the land had been a Jewish cemetery until the Jews were expelled from Oxford (and the rest of England) in 1290.
The Garden comprises three sections:
·the Walled Garden, surrounded by the original seventeenth century stonework and home to the Garden's oldest tree, an English yew, Taxus baccata;
·the Glasshouses, which allow the cultivation of plants needing protection from the extremes of British weather; and
·the area outside the walled area between the Walled Garden and the River Cherwell.

Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park

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Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, originally uploaded by UGArdener.

Tulip

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Tulip, originally uploaded by -Hélène-.

Waterlily RHS Wisley England

2009-06-30T17:07:00.001-07:00

Waterlily RHS Wisley England, originally uploaded by keithhull.

The gardens at Wisley now have a superb new glasshouse. Spotted and fell in love with these waterlillies Guess I have seen too many Monets

Coton Manor 02

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Coton Manor 02, originally uploaded by jean~le~breton.

Highclere Castle 08 - Secret Garden

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Highclere Castle 08 - Secret Garden, originally uploaded by jean~le~breton.

Bourton House Garden

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Bourton House Garden 11, originally uploaded by jean~le~breton.

Bourton House Garden 02

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Bourton House Garden 02, originally uploaded by jean~le~breton.

Cotehele, Cornwall

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Cotehele, Cornwall, originally uploaded by joocallaghan.

Seen on a Side Street in Bakewell, Derbyshire

2009-05-03T16:01:00.001-07:00

Seen on a Side Street in Bakewell, Derbyshire, originally uploaded by UGArdener.

The last stop on our 2004 trip to England was Bakewell in Derbyshire. It proved to be an excellent base for exploring the southern Peak District, with good bus connections to Chatsworth, Monsal, Eyam, and other attractions. We liked the area so much that we returned to Derbyshire for two weeks in 2006, and spent our first three nights at the Rutland Arms.

On our first afternoon, a cloudy, hazy one, we retraced one of our favourite Bakewell walks across the Pack Horse Bridge and northward on the Bridle Way, and back to Bakewell on the Monsal Trail, an abandoned railway that has been converted for walking and cycling. We passed this well tended array of containers on a side street as we were heading out of town

Chaumière

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Chaumière, originally uploaded by Alain®.

Chaumière au village de Kerhinet, parc de la Brière (Loire-Atlantique, France)
Thatched cottage in Kerhinet, Brière park

Newtown Linford

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Newtown Linford, originally uploaded by kev747.

Reden

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Reden, originally uploaded by SteveHerridge.

Chipping Campden Image 25-19

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Chipping Campden Image 25-19, originally uploaded by rick ligthelm.

English Country Cottage

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English Country Cottage, originally uploaded by tedesco57.

Hodson pheasant cottage

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Hodson pheasant cottage, originally uploaded by billyboy1951.

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse, Leicestershire

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Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, originally uploaded by kev747.

hampton court

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hampton court, originally uploaded by royspiccys.

Hampton Court Flower Show

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Hampton Court Flower Show, originally uploaded by The Belgian.

Daily Mail Garden Pavilion at Hampton Court 2008 - Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

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Daily Mail Garden Pavilion at Hampton Court 2008 - Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants, originally uploaded by Petra Capensis.

Hampton Court

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Hampton Court, originally uploaded by kewlottie.

Hampton Court

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Hampton Court, originally uploaded by ian76.

Hampton Court Flower Show

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Hampton Court Flower Show, originally uploaded by jim oatway.

Hampton Court Flower Show

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Hampton Court Flower Show, originally uploaded by Andrew Quentin.

Монастырский сад

2008-10-08T20:06:00.001-07:00

Kylemore Abbey garden, originally uploaded by dargott72.

Kylemore Abbey garden

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East Sussex, England

2008-10-08T19:47:00.001-07:00

East Sussex, England, originally uploaded by The Art of English Gardens.

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White Coppice village, Lancashire

2008-10-08T19:25:00.001-07:00

White Coppice village, Lancashire, originally uploaded by Ian G7KXV.

White Coppice is a small village South East of Chorley in Lancashire. The village is set in rolling countryside and is popular with visitors who enjoy walking, fishing and playing cricket!
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STONE HOUSE COTTAGE GARDEN

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STONE HOUSE COTTAGE GARDEN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

STONE HOUSE COTTAGE GARDEN

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STONE HOUSE COTTAGE GARDEN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

COTSWOLD GARDEN

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COTSWOLD GARDEN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

BOURTON ON THE WATER

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BOURTON ON THE WATER, originally uploaded by chris .p.

HIDCOTE

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HIDCOTE, originally uploaded by chris .p.

Hidcote in the Cotswolds.

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN

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FRAMPTON ON SEVERN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN

2008-10-05T09:49:00.001-07:00

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN, originally uploaded by chris .p.

Frampton on Severn Gloucestershire.

IRONBRIDGE PARK

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IRONBRIDGE PARK, originally uploaded by chris .p.

ELMLEY CASTLE

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ELMLEY CASTLE, originally uploaded by chris .p.

Elmley Castle is one of the most beautiful villages in England. The main street is wide and tree lined, peeping from behind the trees are well tended gardens backed by a memorable picture of Black and White cottages and thatched roofs.

Lupins at Anne Hathaway's Cottage

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Lupins at Anne Hathaway's Cottage, originally uploaded by whitneyskywalker.

Upton Manor , The Cotswolds, UK

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Upton Manor , The Cotswolds, UK, originally uploaded by Ursula Haigh.

Chenies Manor House

2008-10-04T17:19:00.001-07:00

Chenies Manor House, originally uploaded by Naomi / rockcake.

sunkun garden,
Buckinghamshire

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Абсолютная сказка - домик моей мечты!

2008-10-01T10:26:00.001-07:00

Thatched cottage, originally uploaded by artspics_1.

Розовый сад

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gawsworth hall, originally uploaded by coulportste.

gawsworth hall
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Colors of spring

2008-09-29T20:59:00.001-07:00

Colors of spring, originally uploaded by blaumond.

Flower decked cottage, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme

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Flower decked cottage, Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, originally uploaded by *Susie*.

Seaside garden

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Seaside garden, originally uploaded by *Susie*.

Front garden of one of the coastguard cottages, Pett Levels, backing onto Winchelsea beach.

Cottage, Regneville sur Mer, Normandy

2008-09-29T20:50:00.001-07:00

Cottage, Regneville sur Mer, Normandy, originally uploaded by *Susie*.

fell in love with this pretty stone cottage in a tiny village on the Normandy coast.

To the Dovecote

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To the Dovecote, originally uploaded by flash of light.

Little Rollright

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Little Rollright, originally uploaded by flash of light.

Tewkesbury

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Tewkesbury, originally uploaded by flash of light.

Cottage garden

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J026, originally uploaded by Suzy Q pix.

English Garden at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg

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English Garden at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, originally uploaded by Ian King01.

The city

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The city, originally uploaded by Nikonsnapper.

The footpath leading to these houses is called City Lane and I was quite surprised to see this view when I walked down the lane. It was just like a show village, complete with a pond and ducks.

Totnes and local.may 07 089

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Totnes and local.may 07 089, originally uploaded by totnesji.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

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Anne Hathaway's Cottage, originally uploaded by Gloriana.

This beautiful cottage and English country garden is situated in Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire. I had a look inside the cottage and was able to view original furnishings, artefacts and pottery relating directly to Shakespeare and the Hathaway family. Unfortunately photography was strictly forbidden.

Cottage at Blaise Hamlet, Bristol

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Cottage at Blaise Hamlet, Bristol, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Now owned by the National Trust, the hamlet is an exquisite group of nine picturesque thatched cottages round a green. They were built in 1811 for pensioners of the Blaise Estate

Jane Austen's neighbour

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Jane Austen's neighbour, originally uploaded by Phil Jackman.

Thatched cottage next to Jane Austen's house in the English village of Chawton, Hampshire.

Arlington Row, Bibury

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Arlington Row, Bibury, originally uploaded by melonella27.

Most photographed street in England apparently!

What a picture!

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, originally uploaded by melonella27.

This is England.

Cottages in Bibury

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Cottages in Bibury, originally uploaded by melonella27.

Cottage at Batsford Arboretum

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Cottage at Batsford Arboretum, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Love it! Love it!

Cottage in Winchester Road, Wherwell

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Cottage in Winchester Road, Wherwell, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

Wherwell's pretty cottages are some of the most photographed in Hampshire.
Queen Elfrida, mother of King Ethelred, founded an abbey in Wherwell in 986 in penitence for mudering King Edward the Martyr. She was connected with several other murders including that of her husband by King Edgar in nearby Harewood Forest. A monument stands on the spot. She died by falling in the River Test at Wherwell.
The wives of King Canute and King Edward the Confessor both took refuge at the abbey.

Cottages in Church Street, Wherwell

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Cottages in Church Street, Wherwell, originally uploaded by Anguskirk.

I love this cottage! I wish I could have one like this!

Coton Manor,Northants

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Coton Manor,Northants, originally uploaded by kev747.

I just loved this such a peaceful scene!

Designing the Country Cottage Garden

2008-04-16T23:22:00.000-07:00

The cottage garden is a style of garden that evokes many various images, from the quaint garden around thatched cottages of Tudor England, to the passalong gardens of rural tenement houses in the Deep South. So often the cottage garden tends to be glorified, as if it stepped out of the pages of a fairy tale or a Thomas Kinkade painting. In reality, along with being beautiful, it is a highly useful style of garden. It can be, and has been, adapted to fit our modern life styles and its appeal is truly global.

To begin to understand the concept of the cottage garden it is best to start with a definition of what the term literally means. A "cottage" is defined as a "small, humble dwelling." A "garden" is defined as "a place for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, or small plants." Therefore, by strict definition, a "cottage garden" is "a place for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, or small plants at or around a small, humble dwelling."

This definition is in some ways broad, in that it would include all gardens around all small, humble dwellings, whether they be a few flowers beds around the old oak tree, a rectangular vegetable bed in the back, or an elaborate system of parterres. Do these evoke the image of a cottage garden that you had in mind? They don't for me.

On the other hand, this definition may seem a bit restrictive to some. I have seen many gardens that are described as being cottage gardens, yet there is no cottage anywhere near, or the dwelling is definitely neither small nor humble. I personally would say that these are not then truly cottage gardens and back my opinion with the argument that one can not have a rose garden without roses or a shade garden without shade. Therefore, not having a cottage means that one can't have a true cottage garden. Perhaps these "cottage-less" cottage gardens may more appropriately be described as "cottage-style gardens", "cottage garden styled" or simply "cottagesque".

Small-Space Spring Show Garden Plan

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PLANT LIST
A. 2 Boxwood (Buxus ‘Green Gem’): Zones 5–9
B. 8 Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule): Zones 2–8
C. 6 Transvaal daisy (Gerbera jamesonii): Zones 8–10;
annual elsewhere
D. 14 Daffodil (Narcissus ‘Deton Master’): Zones 3–10
E. 20 Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana Bingo Series): Zones 4–8

Designing the Country Cottage Garden

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by Henry Flowers

The cottage garden is a style of garden that evokes many various images, from the quaint garden around thatched cottages of Tudor England, to the passalong gardens of rural tenement houses in the Deep South. So often the cottage garden tends to be glorified, as if it stepped out of the pages of a fairy tale or a Thomas Kinkade painting. In reality, along with being beautiful, it is a highly useful style of garden. It can be, and has been, adapted to fit our modern life styles and its appeal is truly global.

NOTE: This material is a portion of the Proceedings of the 10th Annual Oktober Gartenfest, Winedale, Texas, 2003. The symposium is a joint effort between Texas Cooperative Extension and The University of Texas Center for American History (Dr. William C. Welch, Committee Chairman)