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Le Miroir d'eau
The Miroir d’Eau (Reflecting Pool) is surely one of the most emblematic features of the garden; it is also one of the places where the hand of man is most obvious. In the simple lines, the mirror effects, and the shapes and forms, we find elements of the French garden inherited from the 17th century that has so impassioned William Christie. When summer comes and the pool glitters with the lights of the Dans les Jardins de William Christie Festival, the most brilliant celebrations of the “great century” are echoed in this mirror of marvels!
The Miroir d'eau, in William Christie's words:
Either side of the pool I've planted a double row of plane trees, behind which run hedges in hornbeam, a plant one finds throughout the garden linking the various spaces. At the far end of the reflecting pool, forming a backdrop to it, is a composition made up of giant rocaille stones set in front of a wide hornbeam colonnade. The ensemble recalls the aquatic imagery of some 17th-century gardens.
William Christie
Parole de jardinier :
De chaque côté du miroir d'eau se trouve une allée de platanes dont les branches peuvent descendre jusqu'à la berge. Les magnifiques motifs sur les troncs sont créés lorsque des parties de l'écorce extérieure s'écaillent pour révéler l'écorce intérieure de couleur crème.
John Hoyland, conseiller des jardins de Glyndebourne et ami de William Christie
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