Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:


I once owned a private garden which was remodelled around 1850.
So 150 years latter there were the obvious remnants of grand design
but none more noticeable than Bamboo (Sasa) and Japanese knotweed.!!
The more charming plants of that era were well gone
Anything with vibrant colour to alleviate
the dull drab Vicky era was in fashion, such as Cana.
Think bold and big colour or leaf and that would be the fashion.
Two world wars and a different urgency rather side tracked garden
design. The best of British and please let us know what you find out
about plants in those times

Try looking at:

http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/cont....php3/LED5512D

a course on:
The Victorian Garden and Public Park
Despite large-scale industrial and social expansion in the nineteenth
century, many gardens and parks were created. This module will look at a
number of aspects of Victorian gardens in Yorkshire including public parks,
villa gardens and the growth of a gardening industry to cater for the needs
of a new urban society. This module includes one field trip.



The lecturer is likely to be a good source of info.



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