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The Masonic Roundtable - 0570 - Ancient Order of Free Gardeners
In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we dig into a lesser-known cousin of the Craft: The Ancient Order of Free Gardeners. Rooted in 17th-century Scotland, where operative gardeners organized lodges for mutual aid, shared horticultural knowledge, and fraternal ritual, the Order grew into a widespread friendly society with degrees, regalia, and symbolism that often mirrored Freemasonry, including the distinctive pairing of the square and compasses with a pruning knife, while remaining its own tradition grounded in the Garden of Eden rather than Solomon's Temple. Nearly extinguished by the…
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