HIGHLIGHTS
1.
WHAT IS A GARDEN?
INTRODUCTORY NOTES
As told by the issue's curator
2.
A GARDENER'S GALLERY
A GARDENER'S PORTRAIT
COLLECTION OF GARDENERS
As told by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
3.
THE GARDEN OF
CHARLIE MCCORMICK
A FLOWER AND HERBACEOUS
GARDEN IN DORSET
Interview by the team
4.
THE GARDENS OF
ENGHIEN CASTLE
DEPICTIONS OF A GREAT
RENAISSANCE-BAROQUE PARK
As told by Paul Kerrigan, from BibliOdyssey
5.
THE ORANGERY
& GREENHOUSE
NOTES ON ARCHITECTURE FOR
THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS
As told by the issue's curator
6.
THE GARDENS OF PRINCE
LOUIS ALBERT DE BROGLIE
THE TOMATOES AND DAHLIAS OF
CHÂTEAU DE LA BOURDAISIÈRE
Interview by the team
7.
THE GARDENS OF
CLAUDE MONET IN GIVERNY
THE ICONIC CLOS NORMAND
AND WATER GARDEN
As seen by Francis Hammond
and told by the issue's curator
8.
THE GARDENS OF
THE MEDICEAN VILLAS
BIRTH OF THE MODERN
COUNTRY RETREAT
As told by Lorenzo de' Medici
9.
THE GARDEN OF
PAUL BANGAY
MODERNITY AND CLASSICISM
BROUGHT TOGETHER
Interview by the team
10.
THE HISTORY OF TULIPS
& ROSARIUM
& PELARGONIUMS AND GERANIUMS
NOTES ON ICONIC FLOWERS
As told by the issue's curator
11.
THE GARDENS OF
VILLA LA FOCE
THE FAMOUS TERRACED
GARDENS OF IRIS ORIGO
Introduction by the issue's curator
12.
THE FLOWERS OF
FLORA ROBERTS
CONTEMPORARY TROMPE-L'OEIL
Interview by the team
A WORD FROM
THE CURATOR
"Here we present to our readers the very first carnet of Scala Regia. We call it ‘carnet’ in a slightly repurposed sense, as if it were a synonym of notebook, diary or journal because that’s what it is. It is a journal in the way that it reunites pictures and ideas that we find interesting (as it already is our custom) but of which many were impossible to transform into suitable articles for the parent publication. To never utilise such fascinating or pleasing findings felt deeply unsatisfactory so we invented a new context for our exploit of beautiful things, one that would be equally as maximalist (to never compromise its similarity with the parent SR) but which would intentionally be more anarchical and unstructured (although never compromising the sense of harmony) in order to suitably present certain topics mixed with various single items. Another thing that makes it different is that it takes its central theme to an obsessive extreme — here we reflect on gardens and gardening, a few gardeners, their tools and their creations, and mainly gardens as an inspiration to the arts... We must make a note here that when dealing with such rich themes if a layer is pulled ten more appear, so in the end our work here feels incomplete. Nevertheless, many more issues will come and, as it is our main concern, we hope that this will provide to our readers a good and enjoyable distraction!" — Pierre Roffe, 2020
SCALA REGIA, 2021
