Buildings and Grounds

Wondering what to do with those beautiful but needy historic trees on your property? Check out this video from students in the University of Delaware’s Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture that will give you a few tips on how to care for your historic trees. For more information and for links in this video, download More Information on Historic Trees (PDF).

The Minnesota Historical Society published this Historic Housekeeping Manual in 2000, but its recommendations for a regular schedule of housekeeping, and its instructions for simple, common-sense procedures, are still excellent.