Дом и сад №59 4 HOUSE & GARDEN. Moscow Garden Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 On the threshold of the 4th international exhibition DOM I SAD that will take place March 23-26, 2011 at the Crocus Expo IEC, we decided to present its main exponents — American and European companies expressing interest in developing the landscaping business in Russia — to our readers. BIRDS OF SOUTHERN DEVON . . . . . . . 18 Beauty enchants, and especially so at Hamblyn’s Coombe where the collaboration of a husband and wife — a passionate gardener and a renowned sculptor — has produced a magical garden. Gardening had long been a passion for the late Robert McCrum so, once he retired from the navy, he concentrated on carving a garden out of a wild, Devon hillside, working in tandem with his wife, Bridget McCrum, whose sculptures grace the landscape. ‘Bridget’s work is fundamental to the garden and, as we landscape new areas to suit each new sculpture, we design a gardened space around it, he explained shortly before his death in 2005. Text and photographs by Nicola Stocken Tomkins. ALPINE MELODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A beautiful garden of an European level flooded with sunlight and filled with colors and emotions. Such was the clients’ dream about comfortable space for having rest. While designing that garden Anna Eiler (Eiler Garden landscaping studio) did her best to consider all requests. NOT STICKING TO CONTOURS . . . . . . . 32 The garden produced by Inga Obraztsova, a landscape designer (Berso) is an embodied balance between a lot’s linear strict functional zoning and its picturesque contents. With the lot’s exterior being strictly divided into rectangles there was no mission to stick to the regular style. SLOPE GARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Functional zoning is the prime issue when designing a garden. In this case an obvious terracing allowed Valentina Sotova (project’s designer) to split the plot into several free differently purposed slots. SIMPLE GEOMETRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Lloyds TSB Garden is a modern garden depicting a couple’s journey throughout life. Trevor Tooth’s design has been inspired by the abstract artist Mondrian, who is known for his grid-like patterns and use of primary colors. This garden has been created using geometric lines and the Lloyds TSB brand colors. Project was created for RHS Chelsea Flower Show I DREAM, I SEEK MY GARDEN . . . . . . . . 46 This garden is inspired by the desire to introduce an original modern Chinese garden to audiences in the west, to link China and Europe. The garden is sunk 1.5 m (5ft) into the ground and represents a traditional Chinese interpretation of the landscape as depicted within Chinese art. The interpretation is modern, yet maintains the cultural symbolism of the garden. The garden’s designer is Shao Fan, a Chinese artist known worldwide. NATURE IN YOUR HOUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Using winter gardens from the functional standpoint and not only as plant collections seems very reasonable. Nowadays we can dine or have breakfast, receive visitors in a winter garden or we can use it as a cabinet or a meditation place. Everything depends on the personal taste or family regimen. Tatyana Sadchikova, IL BOSCO company’s general director, tells us what question should be answered before setting up a winter garden. SPRING WARDROBE. ТOP-10. . . . . . . . . 52 A gardener and a traveler Evgeniy Tarasov compiled this top-list by our editorial request. This is not the results of the gardeners’ poll but Evgeniy’s outlook on the recently discovered diversity of decorative shrubbery. This top-10 includes long-time favorites as well as newcomers gaining popularity. GREEN SILHOUETTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 A contemporary garden is unimaginable without clipped shapes. First of all, there are hedges. And secondly there are also shapely trimmed plants. This article will brief readers on what plants require what trims. ACER TEGMENTOSUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Acer Tegmentosum Maxim is one of the most beautiful trees in the Far East. Viktoria Kriuchkova, Candidate of Biology, tells us about high decorative qualities of this species and about peculiarities of its usage in culture. LAWN D’ART IN GARDEN’S DESIGN . . . 60 A fluffy emerald lawn is doubtlessly one of the best garden’s advantages. But what if you lack time to keep it up or the plot has too much shade and the soil is too thick, acid, drenched or vice versa, light and rocky? Is there any decent alternative to a traditional mowed lawn? There we have it!! A WONDERFUL AWAKENING. . . . . . . . . . 64 Air is thin and full of coolness; first rays of the sun are barely scraping the earth… Spring is finally coming over with its usual vivid blooming of tulips, irises, daffodils and fruiters. But the flamboyance of colors will be kickstarted with smaller bulbous plants. The end of march — beginning of April is their time. Our material guides you through using primroses in your garden flower beds. FROM TULIP TO TULIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 All species, sorts and hybrids of tulips are internationally classified in 15 groups. 14 of them are used in decorative gardening and each of them has its own function in garden’s floral decoration. It is important to know what sorts of tulips to plant to let your favorites show off to the max. ROLE MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Il Nature company takes us for a journey to the world’s finest gardens; and this time we’ll visit one of the oldest aristocratic manors — one of the 18th century France’s main attraction — Chantilly park. FROM ENGLAND WITH LOVE . . . . . . . . . 78 To realize what the English garden is the Rising Sun country people take spring, summer or autumn trips to Japanese Alps. Barakura English Garden was opened 20 years ago atop of Tateshina mountain to recreate both the style and the spirit of the misty Albion. MAXIMUM OF OPEN SPACE . . . . . . . . . . 84 Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vangas — famous figure skaters and Ice Age hit TV-show participants — styled their countryside family nest in the key of Alpine chalet. But the garden created by Margarita herself somehow resembles neat gardenettes by Lithuanian houses. BEHIND GLASS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 This freshly designed project was positioned as “wellness architecture. What do the authors mean by this unusual expression? Foremost it is the concept of home for body and soul where they have rest encased in two spacious levels of more than 200 sq.m, lots of sun, light and air. WINDOW SILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Window sill decoration ideas overview from European designers: from idea to charming environment design SKY-POKING GARDEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 A real golf lawn and a bbq place on a terrace of the condo’s 9th level are coming true these days. Here are the guidelines how to do it JAPANESE CHERRY BRANCH. . . . . . . . 100 Harmony, serenity, surrounding nature contemplation… Meditative Eastern philosophy gains lots of fans even among those who had never been to Japan. Japanese influences in interior and landscape design are in the highest demand today. And there’s no surprise for they let people see the other — fussless — side of life. FROM A BULB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Two interior flower arrangements — variations on spring and life-birth — done by Irina Treniova, an internationally certified florist. One of them has irises and the other — tulips and hyacinths. Both of them are arranged in an alternative technique when fixtures also play a decorative role. THREE LINES ON A SPROUT . . . . . . . . 108 Miraculous powers of plants can cure a spring lack of vitamins. There we have sprouts of grains working as next-to-panacea thing. We are telling you what to do with grains and legumes. And the recipes of this edition are given by GREEN restaurant chef Maksim Litvinov. GARDEN ARISTOCRACY . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 According to experts the premium garden furniture market is only developing now. Famous British brands Alexander Rose and Westminster are amongst the most note-worthy pioneers. HOME RESORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 The Spa word is in vogue these days. We are having a spa-resort retreat, getting ourselves fit at spa-centers, having treatments at the spa-salons. But this edition will review 36 spa-pools. ARTIFICIAL CLIMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 A greenhouse is a place to create an artificial climate for growing plants. But solving this issue does not mean only a greenhouse effect — it should be added by efficient heating and well-thought ventilation. XXI CENTURY GRASS COVERING . . . . 146 A few months ago our magazine had already feature a story on the rollout lawns. Considering the topic’s importance (especially so for the countryside residences’ owners) as well as the gradual change of the point of view on the modern garden arrangement, we addressed several experts of the largest specialized companies with the most actual issues and questions. № (59)’2011 2 Contents 72 68 78 110
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