English garden

This ppt discusses about the English Landscape Garden.
Its presented in the viewpoint of academic studies for students of Architecture stream.

1. ENGLISH GARDEN Landscape Architecture

2. The  English garden , is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical 17th century principal gardening style of Europe. The English garden presented an idealized view of nature. It drew inspiration from paintings of landscapes by Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin , and, in the Anglo-Chinese garden, from the classic Chinese gardens of the East, which had recently been described by European travellers .

3. The English garden 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.

4. EARLY STAGES The predecessors of the landscape garden in England were the great parks created by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor  at Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, and the Claremont Landscape Garden at Claremont House. These parks featured vast lawns, woods, and pieces of architecture, such as the classical mausoleum designed by Hawksmoor at Castle Howard. At the center of the composition was the house, behind which were formal and symmetrical gardens in the style of the garden with ornate carpets of floral designs and walls of hedges, decorated with statues and fountains.

5. GARDEN OF VERSAILLES

6. BEFORE ENGLISH GARDEN Before English garden most garden was arranged in French or Dutch style . These French and Dutch gardens have rectangular subdivision. Straight avenues & paths and water contained symmetrically shaped basin.

7. FRENCH GARDEN LAYOUT

8. DUTCH GARDEN LAYOUT

9. INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW STYLE The new style that became known as the English garden was invented by landscape designers William Kent and Charles Bridgeman. WILLIAM KENT CHARLES BRIDGEMAN

10. William Kent (1685–1748) was an architect, painter and furniture designer who introduced Palladian style architecture to England. Kent's inspiration came from Palladio's buildings in the Veneto and the landscapes and ruins around Rome. His gardens were designed to complement the Palladian architecture of the houses he built . Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738) was the son of a gardener and an experienced horticulturist. He collaborated with Kent on several major gardens, providing the botanical expertise which allowed Kent to realize his architectural visions.

11. CHISWICK HOUSE By William Kent

12. ROUSHAM PALLADIAN BRIDGE-STOWE TEMPLE OF ANCIENT VIRTUE-STOWE STOURHEAD GARDEN

13. Before the introduction of English landscape, nature was viewed as dangerous, cranky. T he English landscape completely changed this view to appreciate and value the natural world. 

14. ELEMNTS IN ENGLISH GARDEN Recreations of classic buildings.

15. Ruins.

16. Bridges .

17. Natural stone.

18. Cobblestone.

19. Wattle edging & panels

20. Bee skep

21. Lake

22. There was always a lake in the English gardens, most were man-made but all appeared to be natural forming basins.  Their edges were meandering and irregular and often had pathways weaving through the trees and close to the water’s edge.

23. Rolling lawns Rolling lawn topography allowed visitors for surprises as they come around mounds or niches

24. Tree groves Tree groves were spread throughout the landscape with paths that allowed the gardens users to wander in and out of the groves and provide a view of rolling lawns against mass tree plantings.

25. Ha ha wall The purpose of ha ha wall was to separate garden from the grazing land but was invisible from a distance . Cattle could be kept securely in their fields without the use of hedges or fences to interrupt the view

26. Grottos Grottos were used as romantic hide outs.  They were manmade but build to resemble a dark natural forming cave .

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