[left: Repton's Red Book in which he presented his before and after landscape design for a client.] You might think that the English garden has a definable style. Not really. At one time it was natural, another more formal, and…
Notice the lawn on this late 1890s seed catalog cover from Buckbee in Illinois. You take care of your lawn, perhaps reluctantly, because it is important to you and the neighborhood. American homeowners have been cultivating a lawn for over…
A pond at Rousham's Vale of Venus. Landscape gardening in 18th century England moved in a new direction with the inspiration of artist William Kent (1685-1748). Kent considered landscape gardening an art, as expressed in nature, with no symmetry or …
Defining ‘English landscape style’ depends on what time period you are discussing. The new, long-awaited reference book Keywords in American Landscape Design, tackles terms that are important in the history of landscape in this country. In defining the term ‘ English…
New York's Central Park, designed in the English picturesque stye You love the look of Central Park, the premier public promenade in America, created to voice democracy, a green space open to all. The genius behind Central Park, Frederick Law…