European Scaled Gardens

English – It’s All About the Entry!

Recognized today as beautifully unstructured collections of complimenting colors, stone structures and soft water sounds, the English garden also stemmed from early Italian Renaissance gardens – incorporating some French features before making it distinctly English. The English garden is balanced between the essence of casual and formal design.

Going against the more formal grain of many historical gardens, the romantic era left an indelible mark on the English garden and what has become best known today for the English Cottage garden. These gardens, while continuing to reflect the art and literature of the era, embraced the romance and emotion invoked by the naturally landscaped gardens filled with soft colors and subtle purpose – rather than structured forms and lines.

Among the most famous English cottage garden was designed by French impressionist painter, Claude Monet. In this case not only was life imitating art, but his art imitating his landscape designs and water features.

The English garden compliments the distinct entryways of English architecture, with a visual appeal that stretches warm and welcoming to visitors.