~Plants in the Renaissance garden continue to establish themselves and are doing well. Champion of England peas are climbing high on their new trellis. St. Valery carrots, Early Blood beets, Helios radish, beans and other seedlings emerge from the soil and each day another plant approaches bloom. I’m adding extra organic nutrients to replenish some … Continue reading
A Renaissance style garden is reborn in Amherst Massachusetts
*In mid May 2013, with the help of wonderful plants grown by students of The UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture, project adviser John Gerber, the UMass Renaissance center and others , I began to layout the design I created and plant a Renaissance style Kitchen garden at the UMass Renaissance Center in Amherst Massachusetts. You … Continue reading
“Artwork of the Garden, Soil, Site and Form of the Renaissance Garden”
10/15/12 – 10/28/12: “Artwork of the Garden, Soil, Site and Form of the Renaissance Garden” I have been researching the differences and most common similarities among Renaissance gardens of the wealthy and common people. When looking for information about garden structure, design and literal workings of the soil, I have found a few books quite … Continue reading
“The Middle English of Renaissance Gardening, Understanding Terminology and Phrases”
10/01/12 – 10/15/12: The Middle English of Renaissance Gardening, Understanding Terminology and Phrases During my research, I found that there are many words and phrases related to gardening and plants, that I could not simply look up in a modern dictionary. This led me to take out a few Middle English dictionaries, as well as … Continue reading
“Debunking Portrayal, Who’s Garden is it? The Significance of “Pottage”, Reannisance Gardens of Commoners and Wealthy
9/17/12 -10/01/12: Debunking Portrayal: The Significance of “Pottage”, Renaissance Gardens of Commoners and Wealthy, Exploring Cultural Factors and Differences I order to gain a more accurate picture, I have been researching the differences between the commonly found, Renaissance gardens of the wealthy and the somewhat lesser documented gardens of the common people. Although some information … Continue reading
“Medieval Plantes / Crops,Life in the Medieval Garden”
Welcome to Common Threads!
“Common Threads” is a place for Medieval Garden research expansion and collaboration, as well as a weekly log of my personal work in collaboration with the UMass Renaissance center and UMass Sustainable Food and Farming program. For more details about the UMass Renissance Garden project click Here Share this:
