The Gardens of Early Plymouth Plantation and Rural
New England
The gardens of the pilgrims were purely a functional outgrowth
of their needs. The house and barn formed the focus
and the site was divided into pens and barnyards near the
barn, and the garden was placed near the house. The orchard
and fields were planted where soil and exposure seemed best but
not always near the "homelot". The plot was studded with sheds,
hayracks, coops, and other necessary appurtenances (20).