English landscape garden
ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN:
a style of Landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical jardin à la française (French formal garden)of the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe presented an idealized view of nature. often inspired by paintings of landscapes by Claude Lorraine and Nicolas Poussin, and some were Influenced by the classic Chinese gardens of the East usually included a lake, sweeps of gently rolling lawns set against groves of trees, and recreations of classical temples, Gothic ruins, bridges, and other picturesque architecture, designed to recreate an idyllic pastoral landscape It also had a major influence on the form of the public parks and gardens which appeared around the world in the 19th century.[3]
Characteristics of the English Garden
on a smaller scale more filled with "eye-catchers" : grottoes, temples, tea-houses, belvederes, pavilions, sham ruins, bridges and statues the main ingredients of the landscape gardens in England are sweeps of gently rolling ground and water, against a woodland background with clumps of trees and outlier groves.
One of the best-known English gardens in Europe is the Englischer Garten in Munich.
The dominant style was revised in the early 19th century to include more "gardenesque"[20] features, including shrubberies with gravelled walks, tree plantations to satisfy botanical curiosity, and, most notably, the return of flowers, in skirts of sweeping planted beds.
English gardening since the 1840s has been on a more restricted scale, closer and more allied to the residence.
Always present is a pond or small lake with a pier orbridge. Overlooking the pond is a round or hexagonal pavilion, often in the shape of a monopteros, a Roman temple. Sometimes the park also has a "Chinese" pavilion. Other elements include a grotto and imitation ruins.
A second style of English garden, which became popular
a style of Landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical jardin à la française (French formal garden)of the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe presented an idealized view of nature. often inspired by paintings of landscapes by Claude Lorraine and Nicolas Poussin, and some were Influenced by the classic Chinese gardens of the East usually included a lake, sweeps of gently rolling lawns set against groves of trees, and recreations of classical temples, Gothic ruins, bridges, and other picturesque architecture, designed to recreate an idyllic pastoral landscape It also had a major influence on the form of the public parks and gardens which appeared around the world in the 19th century.[3]
Characteristics of the English Garden
on a smaller scale more filled with "eye-catchers" : grottoes, temples, tea-houses, belvederes, pavilions, sham ruins, bridges and statues the main ingredients of the landscape gardens in England are sweeps of gently rolling ground and water, against a woodland background with clumps of trees and outlier groves.
One of the best-known English gardens in Europe is the Englischer Garten in Munich.
The dominant style was revised in the early 19th century to include more "gardenesque"[20] features, including shrubberies with gravelled walks, tree plantations to satisfy botanical curiosity, and, most notably, the return of flowers, in skirts of sweeping planted beds.
English gardening since the 1840s has been on a more restricted scale, closer and more allied to the residence.
Always present is a pond or small lake with a pier orbridge. Overlooking the pond is a round or hexagonal pavilion, often in the shape of a monopteros, a Roman temple. Sometimes the park also has a "Chinese" pavilion. Other elements include a grotto and imitation ruins.
A second style of English garden, which became popular