With their orchards, produce gardens, flower gardens, and crops, Dutch colonists sought to bring a little of the Old World to their New World home. Firth Fabend describes the gardens of New Netherland -- the Dutch colony that would later become New York. The colonists drew inspiration for their gardens from those in Europe, including the royal palaces of Honselaarsdijk and Het Loo in the Netherlands, as well as the beautiful bouquets that were delivered each week to the royal family from the royal gardens. Fabend illustrates the talk with colorful slides that set the scene,...