Дом и сад №50 4 Romancing the grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Once John Coke, the owner of the estate located against wavy hills and monotonously cultivated fields, lasting along Hampshire and Surrey border, decided to design his own garden. However, as so often happens, things did not go entirely to plan because whilst the garden was in its early stages, John was visited by the renowned garden designer Piet Oudolf. In addition, once matured, his new garden was hailed as the UK’s only pure example of continental naturalistic style, a flowing succession of grasses grown in association with perennials selected for their luxuriant depth of colour or prolonged flowering season. But that was only the beginning… Garden as a home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 It was as the JCB digger lumbered in to excavate her front garden that Anne French had second thoughts, but by then it was too late to change her mind. ‘The builders were working on the house at the same time as the digger was removing heavy, sticky clay and replacing it with topsoil — the mess was dreadful, and there was no escaping it,’ she recalls. With three young children, a banker husband, Chris, working long hours, and no time to garden herself, Anne decided to ask Dave and Chrissie Alexander to take charge of their one-acre, Sussex garden. ‘It was a great relief when they agreed,’ says Anne. ‘I love a sense of order, and wanted the garden structured like our home with various rooms leading one from another.’ Private territory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Even if the garden concept is changing eventually, the idea of a solitude remains defining. How to keep a distance necessary for a comfortable life between adjoining gardens — you may find interesting solutions in the «Il Nature» landscape company’s project. In natural style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The original project of the garden, established in 2007, has got some essential changes during landscaping process. The customer could not define his final wishes for a long time. But whatever ideas were offered, it was important to keep natural beauty of a forest and to accent an architecture of laminated wooden houses. Thus, in a new variant it was necessary to merge a forest, houses and already existing decorative reservoirs in one concept and to find the compromise between a natural garden lay-out and use of bright and non-standard materials as the customer insisted on. From light and shadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Creation of a garden nearby the mixed wood always meets many difficulties which, however, can be successfully overcome at the correct approach. The most important thing is the further garden sustainability in the conditions of the existed adult wood. Such a difficult but interesting garden was realized by the «GARDENDEKO» creative workshop, a real admirer’s union. «I do — and I comprehend». . . . . . . . . . . 58 What garden children need? The students of one of the ordinary schools in England know it — they created and realized a school garden on their own. In this garden one can play and learn, looking at the same time at the development and growth of plants in their natural conditions and getting necessary knowledge. Steps of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 The main idea of the project consists is to arrange a small site with unusual landscape design in between of industrial buildings. Forms and materials used in the garden design, remind the ancient curves applied once in the local sewing industry. The traditional English lawn is combined with a reservoir and a sculptural composition made of decorative glass. Beauty territory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Singer Irina Saltykova is not a person who shelves ideas and inventions. She was dreamind of home in the nearest Moscow suburbs — so she has become the owner of a three-storeyed private residence at Rublevskoye highway, with the magnificent arranged landscape around the house, where there is all she may need for leisure time and fun. Maple lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 «Some kind of a magical colour» — we all know these poet’s classical words that he said about the maples on the eve of an Indian summer, but these words are not quite correct saying from positions of modern decorative dendrology, — our «Trees world» columnist Evgeny Tarasov tells. — Fantastic polychrome maple palette of lots of present varieties can be seen in the spring when first leaves of the most improbable shades appears while budding». The Alps in a garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 What is «rock garden», what plants are called «alpines», by what rules «the Czech hill» is made? Answers to these and other questions the readers will find in the article written by E.Tarasov, one of the leading Russian experts who are engaged in the problems of stone gardens. Villa Taranto — life-long passion . . . . . . . 84 «Beauty of Lago-Magiore attracted people of art since Leonardo da Vinci times. Many well-known artists, musicians, writers used to live, were inspired and created their masterpieces here. And also country houses were built and gardens were arranged here. The latter surpass their southern colleagues in arrangement refinement and, though it is a paradox, in an unusual flora variety. As a doubtless brilliant in the northern collection the villa of Taranto sparkles…» About the unique landscape gardening complex which has got world popularity, and about its founder, a royal marksman Captain MakIcharn, the Irina Avraamova’s story tells. Open-air life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 From October, 8th till October, 10th, 2009 in the town of Rimini (Italy) the 27th International exhibition SUN will take place. About 700 exhibitors will present new technologies and modern equipment for use in the open air. The SUN-2009’s basic subjects are OUT_ style, SEA_style, SUNAQUAE, URBAN_style and GIOSUN. The main trends of the forthcoming exhibition will be connected to the outdoor and indoor spaces’ merge. The basic idea is the following: having broken stereotypes in understanding of borders between a house and a garden, you will find a new spatial dimension. It doesn’t matter whether your house has small or big indoor space, as facade reflects the owner’s character, culture and personality even more. To love outdoor space means to love yourself. Catwalk in Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 This article is a summary of the world’s biggest thematic fashion show featuring… flowers, which passed on the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2009’s podium; a story about inspiration, which flora gives, and about «Domoney Ltd Productions», which knows how to arrange a real holiday. Flowers in a palace interior . . . . . . . . . . . 94 In Moscow in the estate museum of Ostankino the international floristic symposium took place. Experts from Russia and Austria met a problem of floral artists’ modern international experience application for work with the XVIII century’s interior exhibits, sustaining the connection with the Russian classicism epoch’s flower design traditions at the same time. The organizers are: Russian florists’ association, «The Viennese ball in Moscow» and the museum-and-estate «Ostankino». Not only for leisure time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Sally Hennessey’s wish to have the house filled with light has come true, when, after reconsidering more than 150 variants, she has finally found an idyllic place in Cotswold. Thinking over its interior design remade of the old barn, Sally and her spouse Peter chose two basic motives — light and grace. Large-sized trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Not every owner is ready to wait for thirty years when nurslings are grown enough to contribute to the country residence’s aesthetics. Large-sized trees are always used to advance the landscape project realization. This article tells what exactly is a large-sized tree, where it could be found and how to keep its vital ability. Twice into the same water . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Cleanliness is pleasant and useful. It saves up your time, and it also contributes health and well-being. In a struggle for garden cleanliness the most advanced «weapon» is the garden vacuum cleaner. Water from the underground sea . . . . . . 128 The water supply problem is unfortunately familiar to all the country house gardens’ owners. There are some variants of that problem’s solution. The artesian well which uses one of calcareous spring water horizons, is one of the best solutions. № (50)’2009 5 Contents 64 78 42 100
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