STYLES OF GARDEN final.pptx

Gardens information

1. STYLES OF GARDEN .

2. DEFINITION It is the combination of plants and hardscape features that represent a cultural pattern or spirit of place.

3. STYLES OF GARDEN FORMAL GARDEN IMFORMAL GARDEN FREE STYIE GARDEN WILD GARDEN

4. Formal garden A formal garden is laid out in a symmetrical or a geometrical pattern. First plan is made on paper and then land is selected accordingly. Land is levelled. Roads and paths cut at right angle. Hedges, edges and topiary are trimmed. If there is a plant on the left hand side, a similar plant should be planted at the opposite place on right hand side i.e., mirror image of each other. Mughal, Persian, Italian, French gardens comes under formal garden.

5. Layout of formal garden

6. Babar was the first Mughal ruler to introduce this style in India. Walls and gates, Nahars [running water], Baradari, Tomb or mosque are main features of this garden. MUGHAL GARDEN

7. Rashtrapati bhavan- New delhi

8. Taj Mahal- Agra

9. PERSIAN GARDEN Oldest style of garden. Strictly formal and symmetrical. This garden is based on ideas of heaven.

10. Shazdeh Mahan Garden – Kerman Province

11. Dowlat Abad Garden – Yazd, Yazd Province

12. ITALIAN GARDEN These came into existence at the time of renaissance. Decorative urns, Fountains, Stones sculptures and marble stairs are the important features.

13. Villa Lante

14. Villa Gamberaia near Settignano

15. FRENCH GARDEN Three villages merged to form this garden i,e ., Vaux-le-Vicomte designed by Le Notre. Evolution and mastery of the art of formal garden. HOW TO THINK BIG

16. Layout of Vaux Le Vicomte

17. Garden of Versailles

18. Informal garden In an informal garden, the plans and features are arranged in a natural way without following any rules and regulations. It is laid out in an asymmetrical pattern. Non geometrical beds and borders. Land is not levelled. Untrimmed Hedges, edges and topiary. The idea behind this design is to imitate nature. English and Japanese gardens comes under informal garden.

19. Layout of informal garden

20. ENGLISH GARDEN English gardens are the most beautiful gardens among all European gardens. Typical grassland climate and well distributed rainfall are favorable for the growth of herbaceous perennials. The key features of English gardens are Lawn, Rockery and Herbaceous border.

21. The Cotswolds: Ampney Park

22. Hidcote manor

23. JAPANESE GARDEN Japanese garden style is ‘Nature in miniature’ which enables people to meditate, be in harmony with nature even while they are busy with daily routine. Japanese garden is based on the ideas of heaven. Teaching:- Unless a garden has an air of peace it’s not worth a place visiting. It should be a place where the mind finds rest and relaxation Types:- Hill garden, Flat garden , Tea garden, Passage garden and Sand garden.

24. Royan-ji

25. Kokedera - kyoto

26. Free style garden It is a mixed garden including best features of both Formal and Informal garden. Curved paths with both regular and irregular shapes. It is very difficult to manage. E.g., Lal bagh garden[Bengaluru].

27. Layout of Lalbagh garden

28. Lal Bagh Botanical garden Bengaluru

29. Wild garden It was the concept of William Robinson. It is not only against all formalism but also breaks the rules of landscape styles. Grass should remain unmoved and few bulbous plants are grown scattered in the grass to imitate wild scenery. Allow the creepers to grow over the trees. Naturally imitating those of the forests. William Robinson(1843-1932)

30. Acorn Bank