Strictly formal gardens, symmetry and order

And 'possible to share most of the gardens and other landscapes in two main groups - those informal, natural and asymmetrical, and those that are symmetrical and formal. The informal gardens, even city to bring people look as if it came naturally. Gardens, landscaping, secondly, the effects of people not covered. Instead, they are underlined with straight lines, curved mirror (if all the curves are represented) and a balancedAppearance.

While many gardens cover a large area (like the gardens of Versailles, created in the 17th century, when the idea of formal garden reached its peak) does not need to Extensive. After a few simple principles to provide a smaller garden, the formal effect.

The first principle is symmetry. In a strictly formal garden, your landscape design is combined all the ingredients. What hangs in the middle of the garden, repeat the other half, asa mirror image. But while a symmetrical arrangement (like a hedge on either side a path) creates a "frame" you still need some object of interest for the eyes to move in the direction. A statue of a garden or a place in the middle of 'image' are two possibilities. This could be the place for two large urns are placed in a uniform, full of colorful petunias and violas.

The second principle is cleanliness. Shrubs in a formal garden are carefully cut and shaped - sometimes in artificialForms, as in topiary work, where you create unusual shapes, with time and patience. Plants can be trained on arches back or along fences, growing in areas that would not be taken as a rule in nature. Such agreements are particularly useful in small rooms they can have a formal agreement, a pleasant and relaxing effect.

The third principle is accuracy. Use an eighth brick mowing strip into a lawn edger, is cut clean. During informal gardens with local materialsas close to nature, this is not a formal garden, where you can use stone, brick or concrete as required to achieve the look is required necessary refined. Add formal hedges (also circumcised, of course) a third dimension. You can cut into various shapes, including arches and display bays. Similarly, uniformly distributed metal arches covered with climbing plants such as roses can add height.

Rose gardens are suitable for formal treatment. Plywood nowgravel paths and box hedges and kept free from regular hoeing weeds, which offer a combination of beauty and formalities please never fails.