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My fiance and I are using an English garden theme for our wedding and I'm having a little trouble. From the research I've done, there are several different types of English gardens and each has unique characteristics, but the websites I've found only list famous English gardens while not really explaining the quintiscential elements that make up an English style garden. From what I understand there are landscape gardens, formal gardens (which were supposedly modeled after the French and Italian formal gardens), country gardens, and cottage gardens. I could really use some definitive information on this to help us design our theme. If anyone could tell me the difference between the different types of gardens and what flowers/plants make them up I would really appreciate it. We chose this theme because my fiance is English and Scottish and is wearing a kilt for the wedding. We thought an English garden theme would be appropriate also because the reception is in a banquet hall in a park.

When I think of English Garden I picture the cottage garden. But there are many kinds as you say, just like many kinds of American gardens. I think you can pick the kind that appeals to you. You might do better at the library where you could get several picture books on the topic and find what appeals to you most.

2007-09-13 10:05:51 by tehuskey513

With such foggy weather and beautiful surroundings such as these, you might think I'm standing in the middle of England somewhere. But, actually ...

Most homes have gardens. Most have Thai style gardens. In the north people have fruit trees. Lots of Mangos. Also lemon grass because its an herb used for cooking.

2009-03-04 19:06:51 by Ullio-e

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2006-01-27 08:11:02 by kaleeannie

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I am looking for information regarding the background and origins of the "tropical gardening" style for a garden design course that I am doing. There is a lot of information available regarding Zen Gardens, English Country Gardens, Cottage Gardens, etc but very little about the background and history of tropical gardens. Can anyone suggest any helpful resources that could assist me with finding answers? Thanks in advance!

The Tropical Garden by William Warren, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni (Photographer), opens with an essay tracing the historical interest in tropical plants. Royal and religious, private and public tropical gardens are discussed:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0 50028198X/toptropicals-20

Daniel Headrick, “Botany, Chemistry, and Tropical Development,” Journal of World History notes that the growing demand of Western consumers and industries for tropical products... helped spur relations between the North Atlantic countries and the tropics in the century before 1914.
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8 &p=background+and+origins+of+the+%22 tropical+gardening%22&fr=slv8-sbc&am p;u=www.learner.org/channel/courses/worl dhistory/support/reading_19_3.pdf&w= background+origins+%22tropical+gardening %22&d=Upqxn0fiSA0p&icp=1&.in tl=us

Tropical Garden Design, by Made Wijayahas includes a history of tropical colonial gardens:
http://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Garden-De sign-Made-Wijaya/dp/9625938176

" Tropical gardens can contain a wide variety of plants, but some require lots of heat while others require lots of water. Tropical gardens also don't often survive freezing temperatures either, so many people in cooler climates choose to create tropical container gardens which can be taken inside when bitter cold winter temperatures come around.

Most tropical plants require a lot of sunlight though, so if you're planting them into a ground based garden or raised garden bed, be sure to choose the sunniest spot you can find in your yard. You'll want to plant tropical plants and flowers in areas which get a minimum of six hours direct sunlight each day. Some tropical garden plants such as bougainvillea, thrive on irregular watering patterns"

Esperanza and Spanish Broom are excellent plants to put into a tropical garden, which are both heat and drought tolerant. These plants produce bright showy yellow flowers that bloom continuously from spring through fall.
http://weekendgardening.com/tropical-gar dening/tropical-gardening.html

Tropical backyard:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juancarlosa rzola/2304749676/
Various tropical landscapes:
http://www.gardenphuket.com/landscape/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/72793939@N0 0/2562828725/
http://i.rentalo.com/p/92275/8644230l.jp g
http://www.botanescapes.com/landscaping- portfolio/gallery-images.html (scroll through the landscapes)
http://www.tropicalfoliagegarden.com/con tents.htm
http://www.tropicallandscape.net/gallery .html
http://www.hmdesign.biz/DesignSamples.as px

Use plants that give you a lush tropical feel, like palms, ferns and elephant ears, but also use water features, such as a fountain, waterfall, pond or stream:
http://www.tampalandscapedesign.com/page 7.html
http://www.plant-care.com/1546-tropical- landscaping.html

Many plants grown as houseplants, such as cactus & Agave, thrive outside in a semi-arid tropical environment. "In regions where the heat of the growing season is followed by frost or freezing temperatures, tropical plants are often dug up and overwintered, used as houseplants, or simply repurchased for use the next growing season."
http://www.extension.org/pages/Tropical_ Plants_in_the_Landscape
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8113246@N02 /3135729587/
Plants like Cannas give a tropical lookto the landscape:
http://www.garden.org/subchannels/landsc aping/ground?q=show&id=2039
Using Bromelias:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14077752@N0 3/1592977394/

Tips on types of plants to use & what type of hardscape (permanent features)... like bamboo...you'll need :
http://www.ehow.com/how_4663553_design-t ropical-landscape.html?ref=fuel&utm_ source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_ campaign=yssp_art
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danial_iema n/3044303237/
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/gr_lawns_l andscaping/article/0,2029,DIY_13852_2388 771,00.html

Videos of Tropical Paradise Backyard Retreats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jwbRjAy- gQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQnQjRhMv 0g&feature=related

Good luck !!! Hope this is helpful.