Glossary · C
Carpet bedding
Also called carpet bed, carpet beds
A form of Victorian bedding from the late 1860s in which low foliage and succulent plants, clipped to an even height, form flat, detailed patterns like a carpet, crests or lettering.
See also: Bedding out
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of Victorian garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Callimachus · Cantilever · Capital · Capstone · Cartouche · Casement · Catena d’acqua · Catenary