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Style «an English garden» has appeared in a XVIII-th century in a counterbalance to formal style. English poet Alexander Poup (1688 was one of ardent adherents of new style and the opponent of the French gardens — 1744), calling in 1713 in the essay devoted to gardening to return from geometrical forms to «lovely beauty of the plain nature». It has formulated the Key rule of an English garden so: «the Nature should not be forgotten in what... Be guided by spirit of a place».
English style has received The further development thanks to a romantic direction in art and the literature – to movement against classicism and its love to an order, discipline and restraint. In design of gardens romanticism influence was shown in use of plants for emotional inspiration. However the romanticism was focused not only on emotions: at that time the peasantry earlier despised has been erected to a pedestal. And originally peasants created English gardens. Truly English garden initially had more likely practical, instead of aesthetic value. For this reason in English gardens almost all grasses were either medical, or used in the culinary purposes, and many trees were fruit. And only then, when new style has extended for limits of country circles, aesthetic properties of a garden have come out on top. English gardens of that time had mystical charm and have been urged to create romantic atmosphere.
Later English gardens became very popular in the USA: the abundance of rosebushes, the long-term colours twined a grapevine of arbours and arches from twisted plants, - all it allowed to create atmosphere of carefree fun.
Characteristic feature of the given style is that plants land at first sight irregularly, casting thoughts on «a natural landscape». For creation of an English garden you can take advantage of following councils:
- plants Typical for an English garden: мальва (штокроза, алтей pink), наперстянка, the reservoir, roses, daisies, camomiles, pansies, peonies, violets, primroses, дельфиниум, глициния, etc. For lawns well will approach a high and magnificent grass.
- Flowers and bushes on beds land as it is possible more densely. The garden should be all in greens and colours (historically it speaks an abundance of rains in England). Even in droughty areas it is possible to achieve it is necessary effect, using drought-resistant plants.
- Use arches, перголы and the lattices twisted with plants.
- In an English garden there should be benches: they are used both for convenience, and as an additional ornament of a garden.
- As a material for small architectural forms is better the brick, a grey natural stone, shod iron, a natural tree will approach.