French Garden Design
The classic French garden invokes images of bright lavender, ordered gravel paths, calm reflecting pools, symmetrical planting beds of boxwoods and shrubs— maybe a stone bench waiting for someone to rest on it . The Old World charm of French gardens fits beautifully with classic country homes and chateaus or today’s modern styles. Designing gardens in the French style is going to be different from other types of landscape design but it is surely influenced by other styles. French garden design closely borrow from Italian landscapes with their similar themes of symmetry . Moroccan courtyard gardens reflect the need for cooling elements and protection from the elements. Many French gardens include a water feature. Mediterranean gardens almost always contain terracotta pottery while French gardens use classic wood planter boxes ...