Gardens information

1. STYLES OF GARDEN
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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.
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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)

31. Acorn Bank