Garden styles
Do you want a garden where your kids can run and play happily ? Or rather a cozy garden full of fragrant flowers to enjoy romantic diners with your lover ? Maybe a tropical oasis with hammocks and spa to relax surrounded by lush plants ? Or perhaps a formal French garden to impress your partners and clients with antic sculptures and symmetrical topiary edges ?
Whatever use or style you are looking for, Essence offers you a collection of various garden styles to complete your wishes, and even give you new ideas for the design of your future dream garden.
Garden for Artists & Collectors
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Bill Bensley and his gardens of collection. ''Best known as an Architect, Interior Designer and Landscape Designer. However, in my free time, I am also a gardener, fisherman, lover of all things natural, and most recently, an outsider artist…''
From Frida Kahlo to Claude Monet, eight artists who designed enchanting gardens...
Garden for Romantics
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Create a Year-Round Garden with Plants for All Seasons. Follow these simple steps to create a garden filled with plants that offer beauty in all seasons...
A sensory garden utilizes all five basic senses to engage the visitor in unique ways. We talk about concepts for designing these spaces...
Choosing garden color schemes is one of the key considerations when looking at garden design. A thoughtful use of color in the garden, together with form and texture, will form the basis of your garden ideas...
Garden for Children
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Our garden play area ideas are just the ticket for keeping kids occupied for hours outdoors. And as you'll see, they can be surprisingly stylish too, meaning the overall look of your garden needn't be sacrificed...
From the moment we first take babies outdoor, allowing them to sense the fragrances, sounds and sights of the garden, we begin communicating the value of living things...
KOMPAN’s purpose is to create healthier and happier communities, to deliver the best play and fitness solutions in a sustainable way...
Garden for Food-Lovers
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Sustainable gardening is the concept of using gardening practices to grow vegetables without harming the earth and its inhabitants. In theory, for your vegetable garden to be sustainable, it must survive if all water supply and electricity were to vanish...
In Vietnam, flowers are used in many dishes and drinks : as decorative garnishes, mixed together in salads and soups to add flavour, texture and colour, dried to make tea, and even cooked as the main ingredient of a dish.'..
The top 45 Best fruits of Vietnam, view from a foreigner !
Garden for Pets & Wildlife
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Pets provide their owners with love, friendship, and affection. Recent research has shown, though, that pets do much more. Owning a pet can significantly improve your physical and mental health....
Increasing the biodiversity of your plot doesn't have to be hard, or compromise the way your garden looks. Here are a few small changes you could make to the way you manage your garden that can bring major benefits for the creatures that call it home...
Here, we’re putting a positive spin on the crusade to keep poisonous plants away from your pets and instead shedding light on pet-safe houseplants and garden additions. That’s right, you needn’t choose between having a green thumb or being an animal lover...
Japanese gardens
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What is the most important aspect of the Japanese tea ceremony? You might think the tea, but perhaps even more influential is the setting. After all, it is the chashitsu or tea house that provides the serene atmosphere, and the very sense of ceremony itself...
Good news: you don’t have to choose between meditation and taking advantage of nature. Meditating outdoors is a great way to invigorate your practice and keep it going strong...
Through gardening, stress can be managed and dispelled. Take a look at the different types of meditation gardens you can set up...
French gardens
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What is topiary art? Today it is the art of modeling the foliage of a plant in a geometric or anthropomorphic form. But what did “Topiary” mean originally?...
Your Ultimate Guide to French Gardens These are the elements you need for your own jardin à la française...
Wherever you go in France, you’ll find sumptuous gardens, all perfect for taking time out. Visit these unique green oases to disconnect in a world where time takes on a different meaning !...
Tropical gardens
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Are you building a tropical oasis or looking for the perfect tropical flowering houseplant to add to your collection? Here, gardening expert shares 35 tropical flowering plants, perfect for the home or garden.
How To Create A Tropical Garden – An Ultimate Guide Let’s have a look at the key elements that make up a tropical garden...
Tropical fruit trees are not only a source of delicious flavors, but also a stunning addition to any landscape. These trees thrives in a warm climate and can provide a bountiful harvest in a relatively short time...
Mediterranean gardens
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Made famous in the countrysides of France, Italy, and Greece, Mediterranean gardens have influenced many gardeners. Pleasing the eye, low maintenance, and typically water-wise, it can easily be achieved through 9 elements..
Mediterranean Herbs and Spices: A Beginner’s Guide Seasonings and spices—plant-based aromatic substances, fresh or dried, are used for enhancing food but are also full of medicinal properties and health benefits...
Looking for mediterranean artworks for a mediterraean garden - terracotta pots, stone sculptures or benches ? Visit our shop ...
Chinese gardens
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Feng Shui is an art of reaching harmony in life, a practice that comes from the China. It is believed that if a place (home, garden) is arranged according to the Feng Shui guidelines it remains, prosperous, peaceful and harmonious...
Bonsai trees have been a part of Chinese culture for centuries, and the art of creating these miniature trees has been passed down through generations. With their intricate shapes and beautiful designs...
The art of Chinese garden has a rich theme of ideas and a subtle imaginary, because of the rich aesthetic ideas associated with Chinese gardens and the profound Chinese traditional culture...
Desertic gardens
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12 Types of Succulents for Outdoors Succulents have an established reputation for being indoor plants. However, they can go beyond your desk or windowsill...
19 Stunning Desert Landscaping Ideas Perfect for the Heat Find out more about drought-tolerant, temperature-hardy plants in garden...
Cactus are the low-effort garden trend of 2024 - 9 ways designers use them to create elevated, sustainable spaces...