Like many of the readings we’ve had, there’s a lot more to
the subject at hand than I’ve previously thought. This reading, to my
understanding, is comparing and contrasting gardens to art and gardens to other
similar gardens. The author states that every garden is a representation, more
than just face value. Just like in art gardens also tend to have symbolism. There
are so many aspects to gardens: how large they are, if they are meant to stand
out or blend into their surrounding environment. This reading goes so in depth
about gardens, their style, what they convey, and much more that it’s almost hard
to take it all in. I agree with the author when they mention that more time should be spent enjoying gardens than the guides for the gardens (this could also be applied to other things). At one point the gardens Stowe and Stourhead are compared
and I’d say that Stourhead is more aesthetically pleasing. Also I seen Japanese
sand gardens before but never knew what they were called or that they counted
as a garden to be honest.
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