nature is made better by no man but nature makes that man;
so over that art which you say adds to nature,
so over that art which you say adds to nature,
is an art that nature makes. . .
. . .the art itself is nature
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SHAKESPEARE: A Winter's Tale
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"From its conception back in the 1860s, Mount Usher has pursued a naturalistic approach to planting and landscaping, a style which is often referred to as 'Robinsonian', after Irishman William Robinson (1838 - 1935).
"'This is an art which does mend nature, change it rather: but The art itself is nature.' Robinson used this line from Shakespeare as a motto and as a guiding principle in his work. One of horticulture's great writers and innovators, he revolutionized the way we think about gardens. As a reaction against showy Victorian formality, instead Robinson advocated using permanent planting rather than bedding plants and believed in achieving an apparently informal garden experience by mixing native and exotic plants."
"'This is an art which does mend nature, change it rather: but The art itself is nature.' Robinson used this line from Shakespeare as a motto and as a guiding principle in his work. One of horticulture's great writers and innovators, he revolutionized the way we think about gardens. As a reaction against showy Victorian formality, instead Robinson advocated using permanent planting rather than bedding plants and believed in achieving an apparently informal garden experience by mixing native and exotic plants."
4 comments:
Oh, what a lovely garden. It's like walking the park without leaving the couch. Well, without the mosquitos.....and without the birdie noises....
k..not like walking the park. LOL But I like the no mosquito jazz!
And I like the garden.
it's quite beautiful, eh
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(I envy you those birdie noises, but not the mosquitos - suppose you can't have one without the other tho)
Gorgeous garden. I'd love to go there.
me too! I love Ireland
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