Magnificent garden design with Renaissance influences

The most beautiful garden design is French

Most people take the French garden as a very formal garden. This is no wonder, given its general appearance.

Think of Versailles. This is probably the most famous French garden. It has a very distinctive appearance and can be easily distinguished from the English and Italian garden styles.

 French garden design that is very impressive

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At the same time, elements of the two can be found in French garden design: According to many researchers, French garden design comes from Italian. For their part, the French interpretation of the Italian garden was incorporated into the English tradition.

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General characteristics

Before we go into detail, let’s do a general description of the French garden. This is the best way to capture them and not miss anything important.

The French garden is characterized by clear symmetry and order. It is planned in such a way that these characteristics can be seen very clearly from a distant perspective. In addition, the French like to emphasize the central element of their garden design. The French garden thus emphasizes the beauty of the house or any other building that it surrounds.

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The French gardens continue to stand out for their cool color palette. The accents are mostly done in shades of white, green, blue and purple. They harmonize with the main color palette and look like an emanation of this.

The splendid landscape architecture looks even more splendid from the air

Sculpture is part of the garden landscape

You will also find intricately designed and strongly scented bushes. Lavender, for example, is one of the symbols of the French garden.

Stone is widely used in the French garden. This is used in various forms and in a wide variety of places. In it, plasters, edges, decorative elements and sculptures are executed. Great seating furniture and corners are also made from stone, from which you can look at wonderful sights.

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Rural French gardens

If the French garden is so formal, has there no place in the country? Indeed. In this case, however, you need to make this a little more informal. There is a suitable variant for this.

You should plant the area a little less densely. The structure can be a little less strict. The edges and frames would still have to be present here in one form or another.

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Of course you will find an active theater in the garden

The mandatory orangery

Many of the elements, such as the elegant gravel paths, work equally well in large and small gardens. The dimensions alone are responsible for giving you a more or less formal character.

 French garden design is a subject of many books and essays. It is of course impossible for us to cover everything about it in one article. We try to show the most important things about the French garden in two articles. In the following article we describe the main rules that you should follow when designing French gardens.

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