1930 Garden Design

Susan harris october 31 2014.

1930 garden design. The 1930s home by greg stevenson 2008 and the 1930s house manual by ian rock 2005 are other good sources. Simon was keen to renovate the inside and outside of the house himself and his love of gardening helped him transform this modest plot. However you choose to design your 50 s garden is ultimately up to you.

It was a blank canvas with some soggy grass and one or two shrubs he says. Their garden is the subject of many books and sackville west wrote about gardening during that period. Hardscaping includes more than front walkways patios and poolside paving in the 1930s style residential landscape.

As far as the plants go consider those having various textures and forms. I m not a fan so i was thrilled to discover a gardening book from 1930 offering two design choices for american gardens in that era. Plants for a 50 s garden theme.

Experts share advice for small gardens containers shade plants using color creating year round interest conserving water etc. Build walkways of bricks flagstones paving stones or other hardscape materials. Visitors to the nordpark today associate it with its large axis of water the japanese garden the aquazoo and the cheerful touches of colour provided by its opulent ornamental blossoms.

Nordpark düsseldorf garden design of the 1930s. Surprising garden design choices from 1930. The nordpark was created in 1937 as part of the große reichsausstellung schaffendes volk great imperial.

See more ideas about garden 1930s front garden design. This is simply my take on creating a vintage 50 s garden so your retro garden ideas may differ according to your needs and tastes. The famous gardens at sissinghurst castle in england were created by vita sackville west and harold nicholson during the 1930s.