Gardens have repeatedly changed their appearance in the course of centuries. They are an expression of different cultural eras but also of their owners ´ personalities. In its in-depths contributions the book forges a bridge – from the Neolithic revolution and Celtic agriculture to Charlemagne, the medieval cloister gardens, the new diversity of plants of the Early Modern Age and the baroque gardens, to the gardens of the poor and miserable and the allotment gardens of the 19^th   and early 20^th centuries, and the gardens of conifers of the Seventies. It also deals with new developments and trends of gardening and thus offers a thrilling journey through the wide range of topics of the garden.