Balustrade
Landscape terms
An openwork railing for balconies, galleries, staircases, terraces, often formed of low shaped posts - balusters.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Baroque
Landscape terms
An artistic style that dominated Western Europe from the late 16th century to the mid-18th century. It found expression in the creation of gardens and parks in France, Italy and other countries, including Russia. Characteristic features in…
Berceau, bindage
Landscape terms
An arched alley formed by semicircular woven frames on which the crowns of trees met (linden, hornbeam); an area of a garden surrounded by vaulted alleys. Used in gardens and parks of the Baroque era.
Bonsai
Landscape terms
The art of growing dwarf trees, through which the Japanese created miniature gardens.
Border
Landscape terms
A low, narrow strip of plants bordering individual areas in gardens and parks.
Bosquet
Landscape terms
A closed, geometrically defined space, bordered on all sides by walls of densely planted trees that have been specially clipped. In Baroque-era parks, the enclosed spaces inside bosquets were called cabinets or green halls. The predominant…
Botanical garden
Landscape terms
A green area intended for scientific research and cultural and educational work in the fields of botany, plant cultivation, and the greening of populated areas.
Boulevard
Landscape terms
A wide, planted strip set off on the roadway along one or both sides of a street or embankment, intended for pedestrian movement and short-term recreation. The term “boulevard” originally referred to the ramparts of fortress fortifications…
Broderie
Landscape terms
See Lace parterre.
Bulengrin
Landscape terms
A special sports-type lawn whose central part is lowered in the form of a flat hollow. Bulengrin is used to enhance the sense of spaciousness in parks and gardens.