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Victorian gardens
- 1. Victorian
- 2. What is a Victorian Garden? •Provide place for entertaining •Display wealth This is a typical Victorian greenhouse that was •Hobbies generally used for raising exotic plants. •Greenhouses for exotic plants
- 3. Things Found in a Victorian Garden Perennial flowers Topiaries and hedges (sometimes in shapes); structures Statues Greenhouses
- 4. Other Forms of Gardens Victorians used their plants in other elements of the home. Create mini-garden/biospheres Interior Decoration Window gardens
- 5. Victorian Gardens Gardens Now Fine blade grass Sturdy grass Elegant fences (iron) Picket or metal fences Accessories and trinkets Small birdbaths (maybe) Trellised arches Vegetables and fruits Hedges Flowers (annual or Greenhouses perennial) Patio/furniture Patio/furniture Flowers (perennial) Trees Trees Victorian Gardens Vs. Modern Day Gardens
- 6. How To Make A Victorian Garden I. Plant fine grass II. Shrubs for decoration or property line III. Ornate iron fences IV. Ornaments V. Flowers
- 7. Types of Flowers Snap Dragons Morning Glories Roses Poppies Tulips Sunflowers Petunias Winter Jasmine Daffodils Forget-me-nots Honeysuckles Hawthorns Magnolias
- 8. Who would have a Victorian Garden? Rich High middle class How elaborate-depends on wealth/land
- 9. Victorian gardens Are: I. Unique II. Beautiful III. Gardens of history As you can see, even though each Victorian garden has many of the same components, they are all beautiful and unique.