Sometimes it is worth looking back for inspiration, so today in our blog we will talk about medieval gardens and their characteristics.
The symbolic planting and use of gardens in medieval times was a powerful metaphor for paradise, as well as divine and romantic love.
Monasteries and manor houses dictated the garden style of medieval times. Monastic gardens provided medicines and food for the monks and the local community. Herbs were grown in the herbal garden composed of well-ordered rectangular beds, while orchards, fish ponds and dovecotes ensured that there was food for all.
The enclosed garden, or “Hortus Conclusus“was associated with the Virgin Mary in monasteries monasteries, but in royal palaces and stately homes it represented a garden of earthly delights. Enclosed by reed fences, with flowerbeds and flowerbeds highs fullThe arcades are lined with flowers and perfumed herbs. The arcaded aisles and arcades They ensured privacy and provided shade while the sound of fountains and birdsong filled the air.
How to make a medieval garden with 3 features:
1- FENCING.
Withsidera enclose the space with aSome type of wooden fencewith interwoven wood or oak or cane, it can evoke the spirit of the of the medieval past.
2- GARDEN IN THE SHAPE OF A CHESSBOARD.
Create a chessboard garden with one plant per with one plant per square and fenced with a wicker fence low. The best are evergreen plants such as rosemary, rosemary roseslilies and also medicinal medicinal herbs.
3- GRASS SEAT.
If you have a good established tree in your yard, you could create a lawn seat around it, it doesn’t have by qué be made of of grass: you can also try artificial artificial grass. Sf it is in a dry and sunny place, you can decorate the place with thyme.. If you prefer something more floral, you can decorate it with violetsdaisies y primroses.
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