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Ancient Gardener's World

Monday, 7 June 2021, 01:26
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I was thinking tonight (as a gardener) about the history of gardening.

A watering can is the gardener's friend, and I wondered about watering cans in the archeological record. Here's a handsome example from the ill-fated Herculaneum.


Tags: vesuvius, pliny, naples
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