
Contributors in Gardening
Gardening
Sharawadgi
Garden; Gardening
Sharawadgi is a word of unknown origin, used in connexion with the supposed Chinese influence on irregularity in early-eighteenth century gardens. Sir William Temple wrote that "The Chineses scorn ...
Chinosierie
Garden; Gardening
The term Chinosierie means 'imitation of Chinese' and in gardens is applied to the type of garden houses, bridges and other structures which became popular in the eighteenth century.