Classical gardens

The emergence of classical (regular) and gardens connected with the eternal human desire to organize and to subjugate the surrounding nature, to emphasize his superiority over her. Homeland regular gardens is France, and landscape - England. Characteristic features of regular gardens. Garden layout is based on solving the regular garden laid reception geometric, formal planning. Formation of the medium is along the lines of subordination to the nature of geometric shapes, the opposite free soft lines, fields, rivers and forests. The whole layout of the garden is constructed according to the laws of symmetry. Plants, paths, ponds and other elements are arranged symmetrically about the main axle (maybe more). On it are central manor house, a waterfall and the stairs. Subordinate position occupied by the radial and diagonal avenues leading from the center of the depth of the park. It followed the straightness of garden and driveway, neat rows of plantings and flower beds in the extended style rabatok. But the form of regular garden provides not only rectangles or squares, but also the placement of plants on the rays coming from the house, or triangles. The relief expressed by little, the whole composition is of planar character, style requires a smooth space. In their absence, arrange semicircular terrace that end with a retaining wall. Terraces are interconnected with ladders, which are one of the main decorative elements of the garden. The main entrance is located at the bottom of the garden to another at the entrance of the guests were amazed by the grandeur of the composition. The general impression is reinforced track, which is usually the main focus in regular gardens. The center of the garden set the sculptures, pool or flowerbed. The classic elements are also lattice-tapestries on the walls of buildings, which allowed climbers. Ground of the garden is framed with exquisite flower beds using colored sand, gravel, decorated with sculptures and decorative pots. Architecture garden when the house is designed in classic style, and the garden should be features of this style. Such a procedure has gone even since the Baroque and Classical. Garden has combined with the palace in a single complex of subordinate ideas elevation of man over nature and to achieve absolute perfection of artificial, orderly environment created by the artist. Closed green rooms and halls, built by master gardeners from the walls of clipped holly, laurel, linden, hornbeam, or, as it were a continuation of the rooms of the palace or a villa in the open. At the same time, the palace, located at the base of the axis of symmetry of the entire complex, located generally at the highest point of it, was a visible symbol of the superiority of the holder of the rest of the people, demonstrating the wealth and power. This reflects the main idea of ??this style - the superiority of man over nature, the ability to make her beautiful forms sharp geometric lines, or create entire sculptures. Appearance of this garden is very grand, solemn, and even more scenic, its borders are usually underlined hedges of clipped trees, and perfect symmetry dominates the picturesque natural landscape. Since the days of the Baroque and later French classicism gardens were used for a variety of pleasures: theatrical and faery performances, concerts and receptions with the balls. For such events there were special scenery: green and water theaters, water parterres and stairways, secluded caves, intimate pavilions and rooms, fancy fountain, allegorical sculptures and more. In a classic formal garden there is a place for almettoy with pillars and statues, where you can leisurely stroll. The classic elements are also lattice-tapestries on the walls of buildings, which allowed climbers. Parterre garden is made of exquisite flower beds using colored sand, gravel, decorated with sculptures and decorative pots. Plants in the garden through the regular style is almost always some architectural structure and decorative plants have a subordinate role. Green plantations are considered as raw material, a kind of building material, which is given a clear geometric form. All efforts are aimed at gardeners to plant with time elements remained unchanged. Here reign tools: clippers and trimmers grass. Therefore, the greatest application in the regular style are trees and shrubs with clear, geometric shapes crowns, responds well to shearing and long-preserving form. In the central part of Russia for these purposes from conifers: cypress, arborvitae, spruce, blue-gray, spruce barbed; of hardwood: privet, euonymus, hawthorn, barberry, cinquefoil, cotoneaster, Spiro, maple, ornamental plum and apple trees, small-leaved lime. Plants have several ways, or combining them. Planting trees and shrubs are always straight, but may be as square-cluster and performed in a checkerboard pattern. You can arrange almettoy trees, making them by cutting a flattened shape. Lush, ceremonial gardens highlighted a variety of graphic means: patterned parterres were spread out resembling velvet carpets, intricate ligature low boxwood bosquets and bright spots of flower beds, sheared hedges, green groups of sculptures, strange shapes, as well as the mall with columns, yews and other cut trees, lattice-trellis with climbing plants. Vegetables, spices and herbs are made in small geometrically regular garden beds (square, rectangular, round), forming a kind of mosaic. Where to Versailles, and where the onion and cabbage, you might say. But imagine what is allowed, they are no strangers to this celebration of life. View from above confirm that regular vegetable garden is not only suitable for a secluded corner of the garden. Careful observance of the geometry of planting and robust colors can make it a decoration of the panorama. Reservoirs in the garden of water plays an important role in gardens, where little else can you find such an abundance of fountains, cascades, pools and channels. Pond in the garden also has a symmetrical shape may be polygonal, square, rectangular or round. Its water surface reflects the symmetry of the garden. Times a regular grand parks, unfortunately, are gone. Landscape style, as a more democratic and less costly, has replaced the regular and pushed him. However, the attractiveness of the idea of ??a solemn, symmetrical design the front of the manor, cottage or even a garden plot, of course, remains. He is particularly pertinent in the central parts of parks and gardens, rich monuments. Using a regular garden plan is appropriate in that case, if a country residence designed for entertaining, which should hit the elegance, taste and affluence. In our time, postmodern aesthetics, who loves to mix all the best and won the position in the landscape. In this case, the logic of an eclectic approach, it is appropriate may be a combination of two great styles in one section, examples of which abound there. Neat cropped borders can frame flower spots completely relaxed form, and in the middle of the "wild" Kusch suddenly open his eyes perfectly manicured lawn. The main thing with this approach - to try to be guided by good taste and sense of proportion, say the professionals.