In the older days of England, many people who worked in small villages kept small homes with tiny gardens. These gardens did not have much space, but they were required to supply the entire family with all of their needs. The kitchen garden, for example, would consist of mixed fruits and vegetables in order to give the families their nutrition. Among the array of vegetables, flowers and herbs, flowers and other plants would also be grown. Some of the more popular flower varieties that were grown in these English country gardens included delphiniums, hollyhocks, daisies and flowering herbs such as mint. English country gardens and cottage gardens exhibited a type of style that evolved well throughout the years and the necessities of the families as time progressed.
If these families did not have the benefits of this home grown produce, many of them would have gone hungry. These gardens were not nearly as formal as the gardens belonging to wealthy landowners, which were significantly more formal with straight lines, box hedges, stone paths and so much more like stone fountains and walls that depicted gods and other images beautifully.
Recreating these English country gardens in your own garden space is easy. You can create a luxurious garden the way that the wealthy land owners did, or you can choose a nourishment rich garden full of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. You may also choose to combine the two types of gardens together, if you want to create something that is both beautiful and luxurious and also nourishing and functional.
One of the most famous of all English country gardens was designed by a famous French impressionist painter going by the name of Claude Monet. His cottage gardens were filled with an abundance of stunning roses that grew over fences beautifully. His English country garden designs were so stunning that they are now emulated all over the world for their timeless beauty and luxurious qualities.
These English country gardens can afford you with an informal style if you mix in tall and stunning perennials that battle one another for space along rocks, walls, fences and fountains. These English country gardens are stunning for creating a wild infusion of substance and texture, large plants mixed in with small, trees stretching into the sky. There is no limit to what you can create when you work within your English country garden, as long as you understand how to get the most out of the space that you have. And above all else, remember this: The only limit is your own creativity when it comes to English country garden design.
It might be wise to see what other people are doing in terms of English country gardens before you begin your own design. The more you know about English country gardens, the better off you will be.
Photo Credits: Steve Parker
Originally posted 2009-07-16 16:37:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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