French Parterre Garden Design
The french parterre reached its highest development at versailles which inspired many other similar parterres throughout europe.
French parterre garden design. The borders of the plant beds may be formed with stone or tightly pruned hedging and their interiors may be planted with flowers or other plants or filled with mulch or gravel the paths are constituted with gravel or turf grass. Feb 11 2017 explore the sheep s nest s board parterre gardens followed by 251 people on pinterest. Landscape designers such as claude mollet pioneered parterre gardens in france in the 1600s but susan sought to take the traditional rectilinear design and give it a contemporary minimalist feel.
According to wikipedia the parterre was developed in france by claude mollet the founder of a dynasty of nurserymen designers that lasted deep into the 18th century. A knot garden is a garden of very formal. All comprise to make the planting of a french country garden an exercise in melding order and chaos.
See more ideas about parterre garden garden design garden inspiration. They were intended seen from above from a house or terrace. See more ideas about parterre parterre garden beautiful gardens.
Mar 10 2017 explore kimberly scott s board french parterre gardens followed by 267 people on pinterest. Parterres were usually laid out in geometric patterns divided by gravel paths. A planting bed usually square or rectangular containing an ornamental design made with low closely clipped hedges colored gravel and sometimes flowers.
Components of the french garden parterre. The french garden plants commonly used in french garden design vary from severely pruned topiaries to naturally growing flowering trees vines and perennials.