Popular Article www.vigyanvarta.com Vol-2 Issue-3 Parmar and Hathi (2021) An Outlook on Different Garden Styles Pragnesh M. Parmar and Harsh S. Hathi* College of Horticulture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Jagudan, Gujarat, India. Corresponding Author Harsh H. Hathi E-mail:
[email protected] OPEN ACCESS Keywords Design, Formal, Garden, Informal, Style. How to cite this article: Parmar, P. M. and Hathi, H. S. 2021. An Outlook on Different Garden Styles. Vigyan Varta 2(3): 21-25. ABSTRACT Man’s everlasting desire is to create his living place like that of a heaven. The geometrical design of the former dwellings when man came out of caves lead to orderliness as well as provided being secured but it lacked the raw nature around him inside the dwelling. In garden design, the formal garden is known to be the contrary of the landscape garden, which follows nature and which came into trend in the 18th century. A formal garden is a garden with a clear arrangement, geometric shapes and in symmetrical layout. Its origin goes back to the gardens which are located in the desert areas of Western Asia and are protected by walls whereas the emergence of an informal garden style based on asymmetrical rather than straight lines was influenced in part by late 17th and early 18th century. INTRODUCTION Formal garden garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, A formal garden is laid out in a symmetrical or a cultivation or enjoyment of plants and geometrical pattern. In this garden the design is A stiff as everything is done in a straight and other forms of nature, as an ideal setting for social or solitary human life.