Shock and awe, à la française
byWhen the French want to impress – and dress – they go to Versailles.
Andre Le Notre
When French parks and gardens became, well, French
byIn 19th century France, a perfect storm of revolutionary equality and maritime botanical discoveries ushered in a new era of landscaping and, with it, a new approach to art.
Secret gardens of sex
byEve – and, by extension, the garden – is a metaphor for female sexuality, particularly unbridled female sexuality, and man’s attempt to control it.