By Karen Dearlove
Historic house museums and other restored living history sites provide visitors with firsthand experiences of what life was like during different periods of the past. These types of sites generally involve restored historic buildings filled with period furniture and furnishings, as well as costumed interpreters. Many of these sites now include historic gardens and other historic landscape re-creations as part of the visitor experience. Like historic houses and artifacts, historic gardens offer a glimpse into the past. Continue reading