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gardenesque, a.|ˈgɑːd(ə)nɛsk| [f. garden n. + -esque; after picturesque.] Partaking of the character of a garden; somewhat resembling a garden or what belongs to a garden.
1838Loudon Arboretum Brit., The expression of gardenesque beauty, in individual trees differs from the picturesque, in being..at all times, regular or symmetrical. 1839― Repton's Landsc. Garden (1840) Introd. 8 This change has given rise to a school which we call the Gardenesque; the characteristic feature of which is the display of the beauty of trees, and other plants, individually. 1880–1Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) XI. 306 [Boston Common ‘public garden’] is kept in gardenesque style as an arboretum and botanical garden. 1881Gard. Chron. No. 417. 816 An attempt to give a sort of gardenesque character to a slope within view of the Castle by planting dwarf hardy shrubs in a formal arrangement of beds. absol.1896Punch 29 Aug. 102/2 No, by heavens, let the gardenesque perish Ere ever I axe that familiar old thorn! |