A Basilica Garden


to the garden basilica, at the end of the lawn. You can see the importance of the hedge of pleached lime trees which are trained into arches. The trunks of the trees closely resemble a row of columns - heightening the architectural feeling. The pools lead the visitor into the basilica garden, the plan of which closely resembles the double apsed basilicas of pre-Christian Rome. The basilica's semi-circular ends echo the round topped window in the center of the house.

The photo below shows the flower bordered lawn with the basilica at the far end. The bricks that edge the lawn were carefully chosen to match those of the house. Notice how the basilica both terminates the lawn and provides a base for the large tree behind it. That tree has undoubtedly terminated the vista from the house for many years, but the arches of the basilica's lime trees make me want to walk towards it. If this were an informal garden, the trees would still be beautiful, but it is the formal elements that really make this garden special.

I hope that you will explore the links that I have embedded into this article. This is such a complex garden that I decided to promote the U.K. Designer website, rather than repeat the information that can be found there.

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