As leisure time became more prevalent, Victorian gardens became a favorite past time of the middle and upper class. Gardening moved beyond the necessity of a kitchen garden and into a new arena of natural pleasures. Victorian homes may have been overdone with fussy bric-a-brac and large cascading ferns, but the gardens told a different story. The Victorian era came to be known as one of the great ages of gardening. Learn eight steps to recreating a Victorian garden in your backyard.
A Victorian Garden: The LawnCreating a lush carpet of grass takes hard work, constant attention to fertilizing, weed control, and mowing during the growing season. The Victorians were the first to treat the art of growing grass as a serious pursuit, so expanses of green in front of the home appeared ordered and neat. The back of the home revealed a lawn dotted with beds, gardens, but the lawn itself continued to reign supreme. A formal garden accented with the lush green of a lawn was a must.
The lawn was an extension of the home. Parties were held on the lawn, tea was served on the lawn, and people entertained guests in the open air on a well-maintained lawn.
To create a Victorian garden begin with the lawn. Plant grass in open areas and keep it well tended.
A Victorian Garden: The FlowerbedsVictorian garden design was more about formal flowerbeds than an overall flower garden or the cottage garden look. Keeping plantings neat, symmetrical and precise remained a must for the Victorian garden. Flowerbeds planted with flowering plants of the same height became a popular garden element called carpet bedding. The outline of a design or motif was filled with the same color, variety and height of plants.
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