draw an approximate timeline of the development of garden styles in the UK, from Renaissance, and Jacobean to English landscape and beyond right up to modern gardens. The main characteristics and designers of English Landscape style should be understood as well as some gardens using the style. Picturesque, Gardenesque, Victorian, Arts and Craft styles should be understood, and you should be able to name some gardens that have this as their basis. Key designers include: Repton, Brown, Jekyll, and Robinson. In the twentieth century, garden styles became more diverse, and you should be able to discuss the development of smaller gardens and designers including John Brookes, Silvia Crowe, and Frederick Gibberd. By the end of this unit you should be able to describe characteristics of a range of planting styles and design characteristics as well as the development of increased understanding of how our growing methods impact biodiversity and sustainability. You should understand the development of gardens from early gardens including Persian style, Greek and Roman gardens, Monastic, Paradise, and Medieval gardens. For each of these, you should be able to list their chief characteristics. You should be able to give the features of Renaissance gardens and name some gardens where this style is used. In addition, you should be able to Topic 2 Planting Styles
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