Abstract:The Municipality of Zabierzów is one of the largest in the Małopolska province. It has an attractive location in relation to the Krakow agglomeration. It is also valuable in the natural and cultural sense. Within the municipality there are residential buildings, now in various states of preservation. These are the complexes that could, appropriately interpreted in the landscape, become an important, feature of the local heritage, enriching the municipality’s offering and improving the quality of the countryside where they are located.
Abstract:The article provides an overview of historic parks and gardens in Poland, including a percentage breakdown of particular categories of site, as determined from data held by the National Heritage Board of Poland. The most common reasons for the degradation of these heritage properties are identified as arising from the existing legal situation, a lack of social awareness regarding their value, lack of good models of conservation work in historic parks in Poland, underfunding of this group of sites, and problems associated with the protection of landscape contexts.
Abstract:The first public parks in Opole Silesia were established in the 1st half of the 19th c. after the demolition of the city walls and the transformation of these grounds into public green areas. Other public parks were established in the 2nd half of the 19th
Abstract:There are approximately 44 parks in Wrocław, which are an essential component of the city’s green areas. During World War II, historical man-made park landscapes and gardens were partially destroyed. But the main reason for their later degradation was reconstruction incompatible with the original ideas and a degree of negligence in maintenance during the post-war years. In this paper, some historical man-made parks covered by historic preservation are presented. These parks are becoming more and more important in creating a more unified landscape for modern Wrocław.
Abstract:Eduard Petzold was a German landscape architect and creator of dozens of landscaped gardens in Silesia. The Park in Kliczków is today one of the few examples of his Silesian gardens which, after years of neglect, has regained its former shape. The eventful past of this park, ending happily in its recent restoration, prompts considerations on the history of other Silesian creations by Petzold. The field research confirmed that currently most of these are significantly neglected. Furthermore, in many of them the former composition has blurred and the historic plant substance is severely damaged. Their condition poses questions about perspectives for preventing further destruction of these valuable layouts.
Abstract:This paper presents activities undertaken by the Garden Trust in Hampshire (Southern England). The Trust is an organisation which is a part of the Association of Garden Trusts (AGT), a charity supported by volunteers. Its aims are to prevent the destruction of historic parks and gardens, their maintenance, and promotion of their opening to the public. In this paper we analyse the re-creation of Queen Eleanor’s Garden in Winchester designed by Sylvia Landsberg and the design of King John’s Garden in Romsey. The basis of this paper is the author’s study visits.
Abstract:The largest development in sepulchral culture came at the time of the Enlightenment, when an architectural type of cemetery was created. This type of burial grounds often currently constitutes significant areas of historical greenery in our cities. The quantity and quality of the greenery in cemeteries, however, have decreased significantly in recent decades. The maintenance of these historical cemeteries requires in particular the protection and restoration of the paths. The article is focused on an evaluation of the greenery in the two eldest cemeteries in the town of Nitra. On the basis of the results of this evaluation, we have proposed principles for a framework methodology for restoring greenery and maintaining woody plant management in historical cemeteries.
Abstract:Article is about the history and natural specifics and its influence to the composition and historic garden scene. As an example of research is chosen a historic garden in Turčianska Štiavnička, which is one of the most specific historic areas in Slovakia – but still not enough appreciated by professional community. Research is target especially to natural specifics like a relief, water and potential vegetation. It studies heir interest on garden historic composition progress.
Abstract:Villa Rosea – previously known as the Villa of Nagórscy – situated at Lipowa Street in Nałęczów, was designed by Adam Nagórski and Michał Górski and built at the end of the 19th century. In its heyday it was at the centre of the vibrant cultural life of Nałęczów. However, during the German occupation as well as due to unlawful confiscation by the communist government it gradually fell into decay. In 2006 the villa was bought by Stanisław and Barbara Burzyńscy, carefully renovated and renamed Villa Rosea. In order to bring back its former splendour and to adapt the building so as to suit its new hotel function, an attempt was made to renew the old garden complex with an area of 1 ha which surrounds the villa. This article is devoted to the question of adapting the plant composition design to the new function of the building while taking into account its historical importance.
Abstract:The village of Siemianice is located in the county of Kępno in Greater Poland. It can boast a palace and park complex which represents the tradition of 19th-century landscape establishments. In the western part of the park there is a palace built by Count Piotr Szembek in 1835 and totally rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1894. Since 1951 it has been the home of the Forest Experimental Department of the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. The palace is in very good condition but the park requires revalorisation. The studies conducted included several analytical stages whose aim was to formulate a concept of the park’s revalorisation in order to emphasize its 19th-century origins, fully expose its values, and restore their lost quality.
