The art of creating a garden in the English style, which originated in the early 18th century on the islands of Britain, and today has many admirers in different parts of the world. This was largely due to the fact that the English style can be applied in the design of both a large park and a small garden. The traditional style of the English landscape is easy to reproduce with your own hands, using some characteristic elements. Despite the fact that English parks (for example, the Munich English Garden) surprise guests with harmonious design and wide open spaces, you can achieve the same impression in your, albeit not so large, garden.
Creating a garden in the English style
The traditional landscape of the garden in the English style is green mounds and paths between them.
These are also long picturesque arches with climbing roses, a hedge, shrubs and trees planted in a pleasing order, artificial lakes of natural form.
naturalness is the main rule when creating a garden in the English style
Characteristic features of the landscape style
The display of the natural landscape should be natural, so the paths have a winding shape. If the garden has a lake with a bridge, then it should be combined with the general landscape of the garden. It is clear that an English-style park needs careful maintenance, like any garden, but the care process should not be visible. This does not apply to lawns, as it is traditional for England to mow the grass on them and to do it quite carefully. By the way, the British spread this tradition in the vastness of America and Canada.
For an English-style garden, plants must be selected very carefully and carefully.. As a basis, take those that tolerate the climate of your region well. Such plants will look great both in summer with bright sun, and in winter under cover of snow, delight the eye with rich colors of autumn and smell fragrant with spring freshness.
a small fountain - the main decorative element of the English garden
Different parts of the garden can be combined with the help of winding paths, which are created from natural materials such as cobblestone, sandstone, tree cuts.
In England, there are usually a lot of flowers and greenery near houses, therefore, in order to recreate the English style on your site, you should plant a lot of flowering plants around the house, very preferably unpretentious ones. Roses, mallows, delphiniums, pansies, as well as tulips, crocuses and daffodils grow well in our climate.
statue in english garden landscape design
Let's recreate the English landscape?
An English-style garden is mainly a place of calm relaxation and harmony with nature. A state of comfort and naturalness can be achieved with the help of such elements as overgrown green niches, unusual sculptures, graceful fountains, cozy benches and winding stone paths. Do not forget about trimmed shrubs (in the form of boxwood balls), arches entwined with roses, green hedges and various obelisks, voluminous pots made of natural stone or ceramics.A forged iron pot with a stand, made in the Baroque style, with a stand, entwined with ivy and bright flowers, looks wonderful and unusual. Such a colorful combination of colors can be achieved by planting ornamental plants such as salvia, aquilegia, daisy, antenaria and freesia, aster, nasturtium, kampsis, carnation and cleoma, dahlia, as well as chrysanthemum, verbena, yarrow ...
In the garden, there must be such deciduous plants as geyhera, hosts, irezine; various ornamental crops are also widely used in the creation of the traditional British landscape.
uniform separation of zones with flowers
Based on the size of your garden area, you should choose a few main elements (preferably seven or less), which should be evenly distributed along a diagonal or straight line. Pebbles can serve as a natural boundary.
A winding path paved with stone slabs leads visitors to an area of the garden where they want to stay longer. It should be a romantic place, for example, a comfortable bench with an arched canopy.
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In a garden whose landscape design copies the English style, there should not be clear straight lines, even squares or circles. If you have the opportunity to arrange a pond on your site, which in the English tradition is considered one of the most striking manifestations of style, implement it in such a way that it cannot be distinguished from a natural reservoir. Water lilies and lilies will convince you of the naturalness of the pond, and the weeping willow growing on the shore will provide an atmosphere of peace and quiet. The English landscape allows you to put benches in the most secluded parts of the garden - and you can be sure that this will not hurt the landscape.
organization of a recreation area: a table and chairs near the house in an English garden
Near the house, a terrace made of orange stone and surrounded by a neat wall two or three bricks high will look great. Lanterns and vases with flowers will look great on this wall. Hanging flowerpots should also decorate the window sills of the garden house. Petunias work well as potted flowers. Garden plants choose whatever you like and what suits your climate, but do not forget: in an English-style garden, everything should be natural.
Garden paths in the English style
The English park is divided into zones with the help of paths-paths. All paths should lead to some significant place: to a bench, house or gazebo. Often steps are made on such paths that perform a decorative function.
to create an English garden, a flat lawn is taken as the basis
Garden paths can be paved with any material. At the same time, it is important that the color of the path is combined with the palette of the plants surrounding it, and it looks harmoniously in their environment.
Water sources for an English-style garden plot
In English parks you can often find small fountains and fontanelles. However, make sure that they are not obviously defiant or unnatural in color - they should not stop looking!
stone path in an English garden
It is clear that all water sources in an English park have decorative functions, but at the same time, it is possible to use individual purely French elements when creating an English-style garden.
For example, having made a terrace, you can drink traditional English tea in the evenings and admire the amazing natural beauty of the British garden.
Garden architecture in the English style
The small number of artificial structures that are allowed to be placed in an English-style garden must adhere to the basic rule of style - everything should look natural! Therefore, if you intend to put an arch, then make sure that vines quickly wrap around it.If you need to install a border, then let it be made of natural stone. Paths can be made from gravel or saw cut wood. Try not to have straight lines and clearly defined boundaries - let them disappear into the lawn! A bridge with forged lace handrails will naturally fit into the English landscape, and you can use this decor method without a reservoir. In this case, under it you can plant those plants that love the shade.
more flowerpots in an English garden
An English-style garden is very similar to a garden of shadows. In such a park, you will not only enjoy the amazing beauty of the landscape, but also have a wonderful walk in the fresh air!
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