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Issue 109
July 2003
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. LIBRARY
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATIONe
P. 0. Box 1776
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187
GEDDYGARDEN NEW'S The
great mistake made by most novices is that they study gardens
too much and nature too little." Andrew
Jackson Downing 19th —
century Landscape Gardener We
are all aware of trends. There are trends and changes in style in all parts of our lives. The most
obvious and visible trends are in clothing and hairstyles. But fads come and go in music, food, architecture,
and also in gardening. In fact, when we review the development movement of English landscape
we find that style is exactly what it was all about. The
17t- century English gardens consisted of Baroque, formal parterres with allees depicting
the control of man imposing his will on nature. Those garden plans were based on and influenced
by the gardens of France and Italy. In
the 18t- century enormous changes took place and gardens were transformed from the formal
design to the naturalistic landscape garden. That was a sharp contrast to the rigid formal design
formally found in English gardens. That change was influenced by writers like Alexander Pope
and painters of the time. Capability
Brown is credited with playing a major role in revolutionizng the English garden.Lancelot
Brown was nicknamed Capability Brown because of his fondness of saying a country estate had
great capability for improvement. He was a practi ng architect and sometimes designed the house
as well as the park around it on the estate. He was appointed the Master Gardener at Hampton
Court in 1764. The cost of his landscape jobs were extremely high because he made enormous
changes in the scenery. Some times those changes included clamming up streams to create lakes
and transporting trees and soil to establish the natural pastoral look he wanted. His work was challenged
by several of his countrymen. Sir Uredale Price and Richard Payne Knight published arguments
against his methods. They found his type too stylized and artificial and they fiercely criticized
his work. In
the 19th century we see a return somewhat to ornamental designs with Humphry Repton. His
designs were considered the transition style.It answered the social demands and tastes of his clients,
the wealthy estate owners. He placed flower gardens near the houses while still including the natural
parklands in the distance on the property. He considered the relationship of the house and its
sur oundings as one landscape. There was no damming up of streams to create a look of nature.
�Quite a few garden magazines began to be published in the 19th century in England, which
helped the suburban gardeners design their own gardens. Other writers were also contributing
books, which promoted trends and ideas in gardening which shaped landscape design.
Today, of course, we have more gardening advice than ever. Not only do we take advice
from books and magazines on the subject, but also the internet and even gardening gurus on
television. If you are one who likes to be in the know and keep up with the latest trends, then I offer
these gardening tips for you. Some fashionable trends for today' s gardeners in 2003 according to a
recent survey include the following.
The purpose of gardening today is not for self gratification, but for self awareness,
relaxation, and therapy. I believe that must have a lot to do with September 11 `s and the condition of
the world today.
As for colors in the garden, this year the popular trend is to combine flowers of the same
colors in lighter and darker shades.
Pastel flower gardens are out of vogue and bold, bright colors are in. Even the color orange
is popular with lots of colorful foliage.
The most popular color is blue. All shades of blue are in favor. Blue is a peaceful color and
tense times call for soothing colors.
Container gardens are popular, but not the terra cotta containers of the past. Brightly painted
containers are replacing the dull terra cotta look. Even garden structures such as trellises are painted
bold colors.
Organic gardening is in due to the concerns about ecology. The public is using packaged soil
mixes and even packaged compost tea mixes.
Water gardens are in probably due to the ability of the sound of water contributing to the
desired peaceful affect.
The popular flowers being chosen by gardeners are roses and long blooming perennials.
So there you have the latest survey for those of you who like to be trendy.
I personally believe one' s garden should reflect the personality and taste of the grower. In
other words, I choose to grow the flowers and plants of my own choice. Even though I am aware of
the current trends and styles, I feel no compulsion to follow them.
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The Geddy Garden News was a monthly newsletter produced by employee Janet Guthrie who worked for many years as a garden interpreter at the James Geddy House. The Library holds a partial run of this newsletter (issues 33-114 with some gaps) for the years 1996-2003. The newsletter ceased publication in 2003 upon Guthrie’s retirement.
Subjects covered most often in the newsletters are 18th century gardens, gardening publications, gardens of the Founding Fathers, plant uses, early and pre-Christian folklore, and seasonal customs. Much good and interesting information is found within these newsletters, but current users should be alert for some now archaic interpretive sources, Latin errors, and cultural generalizations, especially with Native peoples/nations of North America which are often treated as one culture instead of many.
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Guthrie, Janet
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Geddy Garden News, no. 109, July, 2003
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Guthrie, Janet
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