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…
The lawn at England's famous Chatsworth seems to go on forever. You need inspiration for a garden or landscape. You borrow ideas from other places you have seen. Visiting gardens is thus something every gardener does. In 1850 Andrew Jackson…
Chatsworth, outside one of the greenhouses As you know, Chatsworth is the grand dame of English landscape design. For the past five hundred years people have sought to walk its grounds of picturesque charm. So it was a suprise to me…