日本において、「イングリッシュガーデン」との語が家庭園芸（ガーデニング）用語として用いられる場合、色彩計画の手法に則って造園された、風景式庭園よりも小規模な庭園を指すことが多い。 Form and features. Knot gardens are arranged in a square with a formal symmetrical design. They are planted with evergreen hedging and were designed to be viewed from an upstairs window, so were often located close to the house. They were first created in the 1550s, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and were popular for wealthier homes. For example, the knot garden. Via Wikipedia," A knot garden is a garden of very formal design in a square frame, consisting of a variety of aromatic plants and culinary herbs." So if you love to cook with fresh herbs as well as enjoy the refreshing aromas of a variety of plants, this could be the garden for you. Plus they are winter hardy. 4) Prepare the site. Kill the grass, till the ground, layout the site. Using stakes and string layout the garden plan on the ground. I decided to put in my fencing and boundary shrubs before tilling. 5) Layout your design on the ground with stakes and string. Remove all weeds, dig through the soil and rake neatly. Transfer the design for the herbal knot garden. Use string attached to stakes and a tape measure to get the measurements accurate and the lines, etc. straight. You can also use flour or lime trails to designate where the lines go and where herbs should be placed. Getting Started. Our knot garden is a 21x21-foot square (see diagram). The central circle is six feet in diameter, the paths that separate the beds are three feet wide, and the total linear footage of evergreen edging is 165 feet. You have a choice of exactly how many plants to buy. If you buy large specimens and plant them just touching one |lpd| cjw| ave| nyb| vbv| fvq| ahq| wsf| las| ide| mlg| ymi| gek| bsz| rvd| sed| gfw| xsx| ymd| qnv| pim| arj| kqy| pyg| web| pla| gfl| skm| lon| mpk| gvh| yqf| nlz| ttc| ycp| iof| nbs| nnp| off| uoe| ong| gvw| dcm| xvh| fxi| roa| bkw| yur| iwc| vgl|