Chapter Five of Elizabeth’s London by Liza PicardKate McRaeLauren Miser

Gardens and Open Spaces

IntroductionThere are no original Elizabethan Gardens

left in our day and time.The Hatfield House and The Arundell House

are great reconstructions.

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Francis Bacon

Features of Elizabethan Gardens

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Knot Garden

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Rectangular Beds

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Fountains

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-lyvedennewbield-raised_terrace-gallery_picture

Mounts

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Bowling

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Mazes

http://www.shakespearesengland.com/2010/03/elizabethan-gardens.html

B: Trees 10 yards apartC: Garden KnotD: Kitchen GardenE: Bridge F: Conduit G: Steps H: Walks set with great wood I: Walks set with great wood round orchard K: Outer fence  L: Outer fence set with stone fruit M: Mount N: Still-house  O: Good standing for BeesP: If the river run under your door and by your mount it will be pleasant.  

Elizabethan Garden

Inns of Court

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray's_Inn

Gray’s Inn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln's_Inn_Fields

Lincoln’s Inn

Livery Company Gardens

https://stonedrama.wikispaces.com/Yr+10+Shakespeare+Study+2010

Livery Companies AKA Guilds

Gardening Techniques

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Planting Plans

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Costs1)  Seeds2)   Tools3)   Gardeners

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Tools

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Coins

Open Spaces

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Questions:

•Describe Bacon’s ideal garden.• Name 5 features of an Elizabethan garden:•1.•2.•3.•4.•5. 

•What groups had private gardens for members? •Though flowers are usually associated with gardens, what did some inns and churches have as a main plant feature? •What were the three main costs of an Elizabethan garden?

Alas, More Questions:

• Name two famous authors that influenced gardening techniques.•What type of animal skins did the Ancient Greeks use in their gardens?•Why did Elizabethan Gardens plant their flowers sparsely?•What did the Paris Garden offer?•What was the open space on the roof to St. Paul’s Cathedral used for?