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1). English Gardens of the 17th Century By : Robert Erickson
English gardens had degenerated into meaningless repetitions of French and Dutch fashions by the end of the seventeenth century. Conventional plans were mimicked or exaggerated until the formal manner became merely an affected mannerism. Finally, nothing remaining but the defects of the old system, a reaction resulted in its entire destruction. On the ruins was created the Landscape Garden, in the strict meaning of the word no garden at all, but a stretch of cultivated scenery.
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2). The Dutch Garden in England By : Robert Erickson
The Dutch garden is said to have been brought to England by William III, though some of its characteristics might have been discovered there before his day. It was an adaptation of the French and Barocco styles, hardly to be called original, but comprising certain features at least individual.
This individuality was due to the limited extent of terra-firma and to the abundance of water in Holland.
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3). Pleasure Gardens in the Age of Queen Elizabeth By : Robert Erickson
The fruitful age of Queen Elizabeth brought both the planning and the planting of the loveliest English gardens very nearly to perfection. When the other arts of the Renaissance had reached their maturity and were on the verge of decline, garden making began to develop rapidly.
Most of the finest houses in England were built at this period. After their erection an attempt to give them fit surroundings was a natural sequence.
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4). Use of Fountains and Statuary in English Monastic Gardens By : Robert Erickson
Few exact records of English monastic gardens have been preserved. A twelfth-century plan of Canterbury, showing the cloisters containing a herbarium, garden fountain, and a conduit; with a garden pond, orchard, and vineyard outside the walls, gives only a rough idea of the planting and arrangement. But there is no other document even this complete belonging to this early period.
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