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Gardenesque
J. C. Loudon’s term (1832) for a manner of planting in which each tree and shrub is set apart so that it grows to its full natural form and can be seen as a specimen, exotic kinds being preferred so that the garden is recognised as a work of art.
See also: Arboretum, Picturesque
Rules that use the word
The gardenesque: every plant seen whole. Plant each tree and shrub apart, with room to grow to its full natural form, so that it can be seen and admired as a specimen; prefer foreign kinds to native ones, so that the place is recognised at once as a garden, a work of art.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of Victorian garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
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