The paper compared the sets of species in modern gardens of Roztocze in the villages of Teodorówka and Korytków Duży with the infield gardens reconstructed in a way around the farm houses brought from those villages to Lublin Village Open Air Museum. The examinations were carried out during the years 2003 and 2004. The setting and choice of plants in the infield gardens at the area of the Museum were reconstructed on the basis of accounts of the latest owners of the houses – they refer to the period of about one hundred years ago. The species are still being planted in the village gardens of Roztocze are, among others: Rosa rugosa Thunb., Philadelphus coronarius L., Syringa vulgaris L., Artemisia arboretum L, Artemisia absinthium L., Vinca minor L. The plants which can’t be found in modern gardens are some species of fruit trees and bushes and also Sambucus nigra L., Ruta graveolens L., Reseda odorata L., Hespris matronalis L., Althaea rosea var. nigra, Valeriana officinalis L. or Carum carvi L. The largest group of plants forgotten by modern housewives are herbs – they were once widely used in medicine and folk rites.

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