| has gloss | eng: The term ferme ornée as used in English garden history derives from Stephen Switzers term for ornamented farm. It describes a country estate laid out partly according to aesthetic principles and partly for farming. During the eighteenth century the original ferme ornée was Woburn Farm, made by Philip Southcote, who bought the property in 1734. William Shenstones garden at The Leasowes was also a ferme ornée. Marie Antoinette made an example at Versailles (Petit hameau) but it was much more for pleasure than for food production. The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm was said to be the largest ferme ornée in 18th-century Europe. The most complete surviving example is said to be Larchill near Kilcock, Ireland. |
