Regency Gardens

by Batey, Mavis

• ISBN13: 9780747802891
• ISBN10: 0747802890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-07-01
• Publisher: Shire Pubns

Summary

Regency architecture and gardening inherited the stylish elegance of the eighteenth century but added a lively touch, consistent with the mood of a new century and a high-spirited monarch in waiting. The new gardening style was essentially ornamental with sinuous flowering shrubberies, trellis and climbing plants, shrub and flower beds on the lawn, ornate garden seats and other features which went well with the light playfulness of Regency architecture with its striped canopies, verandahs, ornamental ironwork and balconies. About the author Mavis Batey has done much to establish garden history as a valid historical subject through her lectures and writing. She has been a pioneer in the conservation of historic parks and gardens and was Honorary Secretary of the Garden History Society from 1971 to 1985 and subsequently President.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
Regency architecture	p. 7
Rural residences and ornamental gardening	p. 26
Sylva Florifera: ornamental shrubberies and specialised gardens	p. 43
The Royal Pavilion and the cult of the exotic	p. 59
Regency town planning	p. 72
Loudon and the wind of change	p. 86
Further reading	p. 93
Some Regency sites to visit	p. 94
Index	p. 95
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