The first western gardens were those in the Mediterranean basin. There in the desert areas stretching from North Africa to the valleys of the Euphrates, the so-called cradle of civilization, where plants were first grown for crops by settled communities, garden enclosures were also constructed. Gardens emphasized the contrast between two separate worlds: the outer one where nature remained awe-inspiringly in control and an inner artificially created sanctuary, a refuge for man and plants from the burning desert, where shade trees and cool canals refreshed the spirit and ensured growth.
The ideal garden is one in which a collection of trees, shrubs and plants have been procured and allotted to the best space available and are so arra… - Penelope Hobhouse
The ideal garden is one in which a collection of trees, shrubs and plants have been procured and allotted to the best space available and are so arra…
- Penelope Hobhouse
Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature. - Penelope Hobhouse
Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature.
The eighteenth-century view of the garden was that it should lead the observer to the enjoyment of the aesthetic sentiments of regularity and order, … - Penelope Hobhouse
The eighteenth-century view of the garden was that it should lead the observer to the enjoyment of the aesthetic sentiments of regularity and order, …
The first western gardens were those in the Mediterranean basin. There in the desert areas stretching from North Africa to the valleys of the Euphrat… - Penelope Hobhouse
The first western gardens were those in the Mediterranean basin. There in the desert areas stretching from North Africa to the valleys of the Euphrat…
A garden is to be enjoyed, and should satisfy the mind and not only the eye of the beholder. Sounds such as the rustle of bamboo and the dripping of … - Penelope Hobhouse
A garden is to be enjoyed, and should satisfy the mind and not only the eye of the beholder. Sounds such as the rustle of bamboo and the dripping of …
Nature soon takes over if the gardener is absent. - Penelope Hobhouse
Nature soon takes over if the gardener is absent.
Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered as a component in an … - Penelope Hobhouse
Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered as a component in an …
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