The first western gardens were those in the Mediterranean basin. There in the desert areas stretching from North Africa to the valleys of the Euphrates, the so-called cradle of civilization, where plants were first grown for crops by settled communities, garden enclosures were also constructed. Gardens emphasized the contrast between two separate worlds: the outer one where nature remained awe-inspiringly… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share
Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature. — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
The ideal garden is one in which a collection of trees, shrubs and plants have been procured and allotted to the best space available… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
A garden is to be enjoyed, and should satisfy the mind and not only the eye of the beholder. Sounds such as the rustle… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
The eighteenth-century view of the garden was that it should lead the observer to the enjoyment of the aesthetic sentiments of regularity and order,… — Penelope Hobhouse Copy Share Image
