I haven't posted in this topic before but I've found your advice useful (despite being useless at gardening still 
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I've just read this article and thought some of you might find it interesting
m.historyextra.com/article/ancient-egypt/guide-ancient-gardening
I found it fascinating, I visited Pompeii and Herculaneum a long time ago when I was 18 and even then found the gardens pretty mesmerising. Would love to go back one day...