ENGLISH GARDENS

Submitted by: TANVI MUTNEJA(7022)

SANGEETA(7016)
VIDISHA DAS(7025)

INTRODUCTION
The earliest English gardens that we
know of were planted by the Roman
conquerors of Britain in the 1st century
AD.
The Roman gardens are those of the
large villas and palaces.
The best example of this is Fishbourne
Roman Palace in Sussex

English Gardens
Highlight
individual
plantings
Avent of the
botanical
collectors
approach
Cottage
gardens

Formal English Gardens

Found In Estate Parks
Natural designs found along
streams and swards/ grass.
The formal English Gardens
are surrounded by a yew
hedge; the dark green velvettextured foliage contrasts
with the flower colors of deep
reds, purples and oranges in
the west border to pastel
pinks, blues and yellows in the
east border. White flower
color accents meld both
borders with the Victorianstyle pavilion at the north
end.

The elegant, creamcolored pavilion is

accented by a
traditionally laid blue
stone floor and walk
that surrounds a large
lawn for wedding
ceremonies

 The heavy
influence of both
French and Italian
gardening is easily
recognized.
They are found In
different Colors.
Highlight individual
plantings.
Also found as
cottage gardens.

Informal English Garden

The house here has kind of a cozy look to

it, and it's enhanced that with an
informal style of design. That's where
the beds have curving edges rather than
straight lines and where the plants seem
to be placed almost at random.

The massive planting of perennials gives

abundant color variation to this backyard.

Elements Of English Garden Landscaping

There are many romantic

elements in an English garden
It is always along with a miniature
lake, stream or a pond.
Most of the time a bridge or pier
is built over the pond as well.
English gardens also typically
have a pavilion or a gazebo
that are round or hexagonal.

 Sometimes they are even shaped

as a
Roman temple.
Even a grotto ( a small artificial
cave) may be included in the garden
landscape.
Other elements that may be
included in the English garden are
concrete brick pavers as well as
interlocking pavers.
They just need to fit in with the
surroundings as well.

If we choose to include vinyl

fences, which are very durable, you
will need to consider the style and
color as well so that they look great
with the garden.

English garden include all the

necessary elements like
gazebos, water, and yew
hedges.

Elements Of English
Garden Landscaping
Thick Perennials,
Herbs,
Vegetables,
Roses,
Shrubs,
Grass

HERBS AND VEGETABLES

Herbs and vegetables are a natural
part of the English garden and add
gorgeous variety and usefulness to the
backyard .
Whether you choose to create a
room specifically for vegetables,
herbs, and fruits, or mingle them into
the flower beds along a walkway, the
results will be simply delicious!

ROSES
An english garden or rather a simple
garden without roses has no meaning.
The delicate fragrance and appearance
of the rose adds endless depth to the
garden.
A climbing rose along a trellis, arbor,
or shed looks beautiful.
Or in classic English style, choose to
prune your roses to form the same
shape every year.

SHRUBS
Shrubs are a natural part of the English
garden as they help form the cozy garden
rooms and add so much height variation
and interest to the garden space .
Whether its a cluster of three blue
hydrangeas in the center of your
perennial garden room or a solid row of
hedges forming the backdrop for your lawn
party, shrubs can be so useful and
sophisticated.

GRASS
The amount of grass that you
decide to use in your English garden
really just depends on how much
mowing you desire to do and what
youll want to use the lawn area for.

The majority of plants in an English

garden are perennials.

However, annuals and shrubs may also

be included. Designers must carefully
consider what will be in bloom each
month and what the plant "marriages"
will be.

Then the garden designer must

balance the plant pairings for each
English garden to provide a fairly even
display of color throughout the season.

A great English garden design will

reward its owner with ever changing
beauty throughout the growing season
for many years to come.

Garden styles at a glance

Roman Britain: formal, low hedges.

Medieval: small enclosed, with turf seats
and mounds.
Tudor: knot gardens, enclosed in hedges
or walls.

Garden styles at a
glance
Stuart: formal Italianate and French styles
Georgian: informal, landscaped, open
parkland
Victorian: bedding plants, colourful, public
gardens
20th C: mixed styles, herbaceous borders

 As castles gave way to fortified manor

houses in the later medieval period, the
garden became a simple green space
surrounded by hedges or fences.
Games such as bowls or tennis took place
on the lawn.
The next stage of the English garden came
after the Reformation.
Many landowners enclosed common land to
create parks for keeping deer or cattle.
This 'natural' landscape gave way to formal
gardens near the house, still sheltered from
the outside world by hedges or walls.

TUDORS
The Tudors followed Italian influence
in creating gardens which mirrored the
alignment of the house, creating a
harmony of line and proportion that
had been missing in the Medieval
period.
For the first time since the Romans
left, sundials and statues were once
more popular garden ornaments.

 But the most prominent contribution

of the Tudors to gardening was the
knot garden.
Knots were intricate patterns of lawn
hedges, usually of box, intended to
be viewed from the mount, or raised
walks.
The spaces between the hedges were
often filled with flowers, shrubs, or
herbs.

 If the Tudors were heavily influenced by

Italian ideas the Stuarts were slaves to the
French fashion for formal gardens.
The chief feature of this French style are a
broad avenue sweeping away from the house,
flanked by rectangular parterres made of rigidly
formal low hedges.
The prime survivors of this style can be seen at
Blickling Hall (Norfolk), Melbourne
(Derbyshire), and Chatsworth.
An offshoot of the French style was provided by
the Dutch, who advocated more water, flower
bulbs,, trees planted in tubs, and topiary.
Westbury Court (Gloucestershire) shows
this Dutch style.

EXAMPLES

Fishbourne roman palace

in sussex
Fishbourne shows a carefully symmetrical formal
planting of low box hedges split by graveled
walks.
The hedges are punctuated by small niches which
probably held ornaments like statues, urns, or
garden seats.
The formal garden near the house gave way to a
landscaped green space leading down to the
waterside below.
There is also a small kitchen garden which is
planted with fruits and vegetables common in
Roman Britain.

BOWOOD HOUSE
There was a hunting lodge at
Bowood in the medieval period, but
the first proper house on this site was
built in about 1725.
The Bowood estate was purchased in
1754 by John Petty, 1st Earl of
Shelburne.
Petty called in architect Henry Keene
to expand the earlier house, adding a
service wing and a porticoed

BOWOOD HOUSE
No sooner had the estate
passed to the 2nd Earl in
1761 then Robert Adam and
his brother John were called
in to update Keene's design.
The Adams's were
responsible for the decoration
of the main rooms, and the
creation of the grand
Orangery, which dominates
the current house entrance.

Grotto at Bowood house

THE GARDEN
The house looks out over
a formal terrace, and
beyond, wide lawns lead
down to a lovely wooded
lake.
Across the lake is a
classical temple, and
walks lead along the
water's edge, through
grottoes and past

Abbey House
Gardens
Once the site of the Abbot of
Malmesbury Abbey's garden, the
garden today covers 5 acres, and is
located directly beside the historic ruins
of the Abbey.
The gardens are built about a 16th
century house, and offer richly
colourful garden walks throught the
spring, summer, and fall.

THE GARDEN
One interesting feature is the Knot
Garden, an arrangement of formal beds
about a well, shaped like a Celtic cross
(see photo), in imitation of St Martins
cross on Iona.
Equally unusual is the Dinosaur Grove,
planted with trees that prospered when
dinosaurs lived. The extensive rose beds
echo the style popular in Tudor times,

THE GARDEN
It is rumoured that a Celtic monk from
Iona was responsible for founding the
Abbey at Malmesbury.

CHISWICK HOUSE

CHISWICK HOUSE
Chiswick House is England's first
and one of the finest examples of
neo-Palladian design
Chiswick House is one of the most
glorious examples of 18th century
British architecture.
The third Earl of Burlington (16941753), who designed this elegant
Classical villa, drew inspiration
from his 'grand tours' of Italy

THE GARDEN
The gardens at Chiswick House have been
loved for centuries. With their combination
of grand vistas and hidden pathways,
architectural delights and a dazzling array
of flowers, shrubs and specimen trees,
they create a unique oasis in this corner
of London

THE GARDEN
But there is more to Chiswick House
Gardens than mere beauty. This is also
the birthplace of the English Landscape
Movement and the inspiration for great
gardens from Blenheim Palace to New
Yorks Central Park.

THE GARDEN
Originally created
by Lord Burlington
and William Kent in
1729, the garden
was inspired by the
sights of the Grand
Tour and romance
of classical Italian
landscape painting;
it was conceived as
a single, living

1. Gardening has always been a matter of personal

taste, and often the outstanding works of previous
generations are torn down to make way for the style of
the next. For that reason it is hard to find unaltered
examples of historical gardens in England.
2. Yet, throughout Britain there are gardens great and
small, formal and informal, private and public, that
illustrate the British passion for creating green, growing
spaces of their own. All are different, and all, like their
own.
3. The landscape garden made the English country house
a part of the fields and farmlands surrounding it. Gone
were hedgerows and fences. Gone, too, were formal
beds and walks. Grass parkland was brought right up to
the doors of the houseners and creators, have a distinct
personality

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