The Elements of a Classic French-style Garden - The Spruce
2024年3月7日 · Known for their distinct, symmetrical lines, precisely trimmed hedges and shrubs, simple color palettes, stone elements, and use of lavender (they are French, after all!), French-style gardens have a long history as the most formal …
French garden design ideas that are beyond beautiful - Chez Pluie
2023年7月10日 · Uncover the mysteries behind classic French landscape design, whether it's for majestic estates, romantic Parisian-style balconies, or charming country gardens. 1. Display traditional planters. Regardless of their size, French gardens typically showcase exquisite garden planters in both formal classical and modern styles.
French formal garden - Wikipedia
The French formal garden, also called the jardin à la française (French for 'garden in the French manner'), is a style of "landscape" garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature.
10 Garden Ideas to Steal from France - Gardenista
2017年5月11日 · How do you translate such old-fashioned ideas as parterres, marble fountains, and fussily trimmed hedges into something you can live with in the 21st century? For the answer, we visited some of our favorite contemporary French gardens–and discovered 10 essential tips for adding a certain je ne sais quoi to your outdoor living space: 1.
French Garden Landscape Design: Where History, Culture
2024年3月18日 · If you're looking to incorporate the timeless French style of garden landscaping into your modern-day landscape, establishing a well-defined and structured layout is essential. French gardens are revered for their meticulously crafted geometric shapes, which emanate elegance and precision.
Elements of French Garden Design - Eye of the Day
Elements of French Garden Design. The epitome of classic French garden design at Versailles. The classic French garden invokes images of bright lavender, ordered gravel paths, calm reflecting pools, symmetrical planting beds of boxwoods and shrubs—maybe a stone bench waiting for someone to rest on it.
10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Provence - Gardenista
2018年8月5日 · Whether it’s pea shingle or crushed limestone, an area covered with crunchy gravel adds an instant French feel. Use it to cover one distinct area, such as a terrace, or surround plants to make a gravel garden.
How to Create a Potager AKA French Vegetable Garden - House Beautiful
2019年8月20日 · Designer Bunny Williams shares her secrets for building your own potager, a French-style vegetable garden, and what it takes to get it to thrive.
French Garden Ideas (7 Choices For Plants, Statues, & More)
You can bring that experience home by designing your own French style garden. A French formal garden (also known as Jardin à la Française, Garden in the French style) is a formal garden that seeks to impose order over nature through geometric garden beds, hedges, and topiaries separated by gravel paths.
The Art of French gardening - Jardins du Roi Soleil
Seventeenth-century France brought about a true revolution to garden designing. Combining architecture and the art of gardening, the new French-style garden transforms the landscape into a geometric and mastered work of art, expression domination over nature and the triumph of rigor.