The Chinese Garden
A must have early garden wall opening for the trendy and rich
Moon Gate
Wardian Case
Early terrarium, tightly sealed glass case for transporting plants.
Borrowed scenery in a stroll garden
shakkei
Occurring in fresh air
Al Fresco
Often Unique Neolithic Sites
Cosmological Landscapes
A garden temple structure
Pagoda
A design theory introduced by John Claudius Loudon in 1832 to describe a style of planting design in accordance with his 'Principle of Recognition‘
Gardenesque
Literally "enclosing rope“
Shimenawa
Palladio's 4 books of architecture
Quattro libri dell'architettura
The CE/BCE designation uses the year-numbering system introduced by the 6th-century
Common Era
Literally, means "breath," 'air" or "gas, but figuratively, means life-force
Qi
Planting out plants raised in a green house. A Victorian fashion for repeating the same plant in a design to achieve a mass color.
Carpet Bedding
The spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the Shinto religion
Kami
1520-1580/1610 Art Style characterized by surprising effects, exaggerated qualities, often resulting in compositions that are asymmetrical or unnaturally elegant.
Mannerism
The Human Era--where human had a minimal impact on the structure and function of the landscape
Holocene Epoch
A style of Chinese painting of scenery or natural landscapes with brush and ink
Shan shui
A free standing structure with a roof, often in the form of a cupola, and walls that are open on all sides.
Gazebo
Marks the entrance to a sacred space
Torii Gate
–”dry land”
terra firma
Connects heaven and earth and provides a path between the two
Axis Mundi
A covered touring route for viewing garden scenery
Walking Gallery
A building or room having glass roofing and walls used as a greenhouse or a sunroom.
Conservatoire
Most likely the oldest garden planning text in the world.
Sakuteiki
--concerned with domestic and functional rather than monumental buildings
Vernacular architecture
Refers to a profound realization that human aggregate activity is now the single most decisive force shaping the planet.
The Anthropocene