Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Kew Gardens, rockin' the Neoclassical look


Where: Kew Gardens, London, UK
When: June 15, 2009

Posted by Gwendolyn at 1:01 AM  

2 comments:

Evil Pixie June 23, 2009 at 11:45 AM  

Absolutely gorgeous gardens.

Gwendolyn June 23, 2009 at 12:05 PM  

Kew is pretty fantastic, although I must say I'm always surprised by how little 'show' there is. It strikes me as more of a zoo for plants, than as a carefully constructed and landscaped garden (as, for example, Queen Mary's gardens in Regents Park are). My mom (who is a landscape designer) tells me this is also because the gardens are from different historical periods.

From my mom: "Kew garden is earlier, more Classical period which is designed in a more pastoral layout, whereas Regents is pure Victorian."

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