Carpet Bedding: A Victorian Ideal.
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Carpet Bedding: A Victorian Ideal.
Carpet bedding was a style of gardening much loved by the Victorians, that basically consisted of pictures panels made up with thousands of plants.
This style of gardening was featured in many grand gardens and parks in Britain during the 19th Century.
The designs became more elaborate, often depicting complex coats of arms.
The Victorians were great purists,insisting that no flowering plants were used, (flowers were clipped off if they appeared!).
Carpet bedding as an art form, reached a pinnacle of popularity at the turn of the last century, but went in to decline after the first world war.
Municipal carpet bedding, remained in many cities throughout Britain, especially in seaside resorts.
Carpet bedding in Britain, has, of late witnessed a resurgance in interest. Many large corporations now include carpet beds, displaying the company logo, outside their offices.
Historically the skills and high labor requirements of this form of horticulture has limited it's widespread use.
In the last five years ,however, a highly enterprising and inovative company called "Kernock Park Plants", offers a marvelous new service. They will produce detailed computer generated plans for you and grow the plants in the form of the design.
The boxes are numbered and when delivered you lay them like turf.The system is called "instaplants" and is like childsplay to lay.
For the amatuer,Carpet Bedding can easily be scaled down for home use.
Imagine a wedding, birth or anniversary commemorated in your front garden,by a picture made with plants!
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