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were dissected by workpaths over which arbors of hops or grapes
often arched. Frequently, a summerhouse or gazebo (similar to
the one re-created in the Miksch garden) was positioned in the
center of the garden (see illustration be low and on page 11).
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Triggs, H. Inigo. Garden Craft in Europe, p. 242.
Orchards and small fruit gardens were usually set apart
from the main garden and were often protected by stout palisades
(fences) or moats.
The Moravian gardens at Bethabara were pro-
tected in much the same way behind a tall stockade. The Beth-
abara landscape also contained many of the same features noted
in German Renaissance gardens - a summerhouse, hops garden,
grape arbor, orchards, and a highly structured medical garden.
D. Bethabara - (1753-1766)
It is impossible to cover all of the horticultural history
associated with the Moravians and their purchase of the 10,000
acre tract of land in North Carolina called Wachovia. But the
following concepts should be highlighted in any interpretation
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