This ppt discusses about the English Landscape Garden. Its presented in the viewpoint of academic studies for students of Architecture stream.

1. ENGLISH GARDEN
Landscape Architecture

2. • The English garden, is a style of "landscape" garden which
emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread
across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical 17th
century principal gardening style of Europe.
• The English garden presented an idealized view of nature. It
drew inspiration from paintings of landscapes by Claude
Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin, and, in the Anglo-Chinese
garden, from the classic Chinese gardens of the East, which
had recently been described by European travellers.

5. • The English garden usually included a lake, sweeps of
gently rolling lawns set against groves of trees, and
recreations of classical temples, Gothic ruins, bridges, and
other picturesque architecture, designed to recreate an
idyllic pastoral landscape.

6. EARLY STAGES
• The predecessors of the landscape garden in England were
the great parks created by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas
Hawksmoor at Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, and
the Claremont Landscape Garden at Claremont House.
• These parks featured vast lawns, woods, and pieces of
architecture, such as the classical mausoleum designed by
Hawksmoor at Castle Howard. At the center of the
composition was the house, behind which were formal and
symmetrical gardens in the style of the garden with ornate
carpets of floral designs and walls of hedges, decorated
with statues and fountains.

7. GARDEN OF VERSAILLES

9. BEFORE ENGLISH GARDEN
• Before English garden most garden was arranged in French
or Dutch style .
• These French and Dutch gardens have rectangular
subdivision.
• Straight avenues & paths and water contained
symmetrically shaped basin.

10. FRENCH GARDEN LAYOUT

11. DUTCH GARDEN LAYOUT

12. INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW STYLE
• The new style that became known as the English garden
was invented by landscape designers William
Kent and Charles Bridgeman.
WILLIAM KENT CHARLES BRIDGEMAN

13. • William Kent (1685–1748) was an architect, painter and
furniture designer who introduced Palladian style
architecture to England. Kent's inspiration came
from Palladio's buildings in the Veneto and the landscapes
and ruins around Rome. His gardens were designed to
complement the Palladian architecture of the houses he
built.
• Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738) was the son of a gardener
and an experienced horticulturist. He collaborated with
Kent on several major gardens, providing the botanical
expertise which allowed Kent to realize his architectural
visions.

14. CHISWICK HOUSE
By William Kent

15. ROUSHAM PALLADIAN BRIDGE-STOWE
TEMPLE OF ANCIENT VIRTUE-STOWE STOURHEAD GARDEN

16. • Before the introduction of English landscape,
nature was viewed as dangerous, cranky.
• The English landscape completely changed this
view to appreciate and value the natural world.

17. ELEMNTS IN ENGLISH GARDEN
• Recreations of classic buildings.

18. • Ruins.

19. • Bridges.

20. • Natural stone.

21. • Cobblestone.

22. • Wattle edging & panels

23. • Bee skep

24. • Lake

25. • There was always a lake in the English gardens, most were
man-made but all appeared to be natural forming basins.
• Their edges were meandering and irregular and often had
pathways weaving through the trees and close to the water’s
edge.

26. • Rolling lawns
Rolling lawn topography allowed visitors for surprises as
they come around mounds or niches

27. • Tree groves
Tree groves were spread throughout the landscape with
paths that allowed the gardens users to wander in and out of
the groves and provide a view of rolling lawns against mass
tree plantings.

28. • Ha ha wall
The purpose of ha ha wall was to separate garden from the
grazing land but was invisible from a distance .
Cattle could be kept securely in their fields without the use
of hedges or fences to interrupt the view

30. • Grottos
Grottos were used as romantic hide outs.
They were manmade but build to resemble a dark natural
forming cave.

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