Gardens of the Russian Museum
Explication of Lots:
The Lot №1
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Lace Parterre” – Gala parterres (fragments of flower parterres of famous park and gardening ensembles in France and Russia).
The Lot №2
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
Bosquet – “Pharmaceutical Garden” (fragments of Pharmaceutical or Red Gardens in Russia).
The Lot №3
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
Bosquet – “Royal Vegetable Garden” (fragments of the Villandry Royal Garden or other decorative vegetable gardens in France).
The Lot №4
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
Elements – “Trickies” (berceau, trellises, palmettes, alcoves, fountains and minor sculptural compositions).
The Lot №5
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Royal Gardener” Bosquet (the bosquet is dedicated to the oldest profession of a gardener and landscape architect).
The Lot №6
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Split-type Parterre” – Gala parterres (fragments of flower parterres of famous park and gardening ensembles in France and Russia).
The Lot №7
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“King's Childhood” Bosquet (a subject for the children's playground may be a famous carrousel on Montmartre. Charles Perrault's fairy-tale characters in fancy dresses, well-known to children all over the world — Puss-in-Boots, Blue Beard, Little Thumb, etc — are placed around the carrousel).
The Lot №8
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Labyrinth” Bosquet (fragments of labyrinths of famous park and garden ensembles in France and Russia).
The Lot №9
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Montparnasse” Bosquet (from French — “Mount Parnassus”. Apollo in the abode of nymphs. The bosquet is dedicated to the rule of Louis XIV – the Sun King).
The Lot №10
Nomination: “Royal Gardens”
“Hermitage” Bosquet — (from French — “a place of retreat” or “hermit's shelter”).
The Lot №11
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Temple of Love”, “Mon Plaisir” or “ Mon Bijou” (from French — “my pleasure”, “my jewel”)
The Lot №12
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Philosophers' Grove” – tribute to French and Russian philosophers.
The Lot №13
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Triumphal Arch” or “Étoile” (from French “Star”)
The Lot №14
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“White” — parterre
The Lot №15
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Red” — parterre
The Lot №16
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Blue” — parterre
The Lot №17
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Plainly Visible Paris” — (map of Paris. Miniature Symbols in topiary shaped forms)
The Lot №18
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Provence Gardens” or “Vineyards” — (wine-making in France and Russia), “Provence Laces” (symbolic floral compositions, forged elements of minor garden forms, creation of a peculiar provincial atmosphere, textile compositions and floral design).
The Lot №19
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
“Blue Water Lilies” — (Claude Monet) or “Northern Versailles” (fragments of the Peterhof ensemble, minor musical fountains).
The Lot №20
Nomination: “Gardens of the Republic”
Serene Harbour or “Mon Repos” (from French — “my rest”).
Hors concours:
Floral design of the central glade of the Maslyany Meadow (Champs-Élysées),
five parterres
1. Collectors' gardens (flower gardening in France and Russia)
2. "Flowers of Paris" (compositions on frames – dresses, animals, ornamental parterres, symbols of France decorated with flowers, floral compositions).
3. “Flowers of St Petersburg” (compositions on frames – dresses, animals, ornamental parterres, symbols of St Petersburg decorated with flowers, floral compositions).
