The Secret Garden No.1 by sandra46

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on May 20, 2009

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Description

The Secret Garden at the San Pelagio Castle and villa is a kind of Romantic garden that seems inspired to the Gardenesque type of picturesque garden. In a Gardenesque plan, all the trees, shrubs and other plants are positioned and managed in such a way that the character of each plant can be displayed to its full potential. The Gardenesque approach involved the creation of small-scale landscapes, dotted with features and vignettes, to promote beauty of detail, variety and mystery, sometimes to the detriment of coherence. Here the garden shows some statues to enhance the picturesque POVs of the micro-landscapes; the stone statues are typical of the 18th century gardens in this region, with nymphs and dwarfs. They have been copied since then and you can still see them in the small gardens of the residential neighborhoods. This way an old craft has been preserved. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (25)

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Shirahime

10:10AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Nice shot!

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Buffalo1

10:12AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

And a lovely garden it is!

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flora-crassella

10:16AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

mystical........

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bmac62

10:19AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Colorful shot. Glad you went into the gardening design here. I've done a little studying concerning landscape architecture...although you'd never know it from my yard:) Long Island (NY) in the early 20th century had more than 1000 palacial estates along its' north shore. The big debate was should US gardens in the early 20th century be copies of European gardens (English, French and Italian) or should they evolve into a new form? New forms tended to win out...but the in-thing for the wealthy estate owners was to have Italian gardeners...they were deemed to be the best at that time.

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Amosicho

10:23AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Wonderful shot Sandra

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lyron

10:34AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Wonderful garden. Great shot!!

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virginiese

10:53AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

very nice garden ! love the statues too !

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tennesseecowgirl

10:57AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Just lovely!

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Fidelity2

11:07AM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Superb! 5+.

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greensleeves81

12:40PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Very interesting.

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amota99517

1:10PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Beautiful shot!

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allnaydi

1:29PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Lovely garden - and there's definitely a touch of mystery there. Beautiful shot and background info Sandra.

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Miska7

2:38PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Very nice scene. Great shot!

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lior

2:42PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

A so wonderful landscape!Great capture!

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jeroni

4:27PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details

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jocko500

5:00PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

a very nice image of this place. very peaceful

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schonee

7:13PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Awesome ! Very Beautiful!!!

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MOSKETON

10:00PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

PRECIOSO LUGAR. FELICIDADES.

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Radar_rad-dude

10:05PM | Wed, 20 May 2009

Mysterious and wonderful photography! Love your description as well! You always have such quality art and information to share! I am never disappointed when I visit your gallery! You are a limitless source of beauty and inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing your talents here!

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