Classic (formal or regular) garden style
The regular style appeared for the first time in France during the Renaissance – the Park of Versailles.
The classic, formal or regular style of the garden involves a geometrically correct layout with pronounced symmetry and rationality of landscape composition.

Basic elements of a classic garden
- The basis of the classical style is orderliness and rationality;
- straight symmetrical alleys;
- clear geometric shapes of flower beds, lawns, paving paths, ponds;
- fountains located in the center of the site or in the center of the composition created on the site;
- plants are trimmed into geometric shapes;
- natural stone;
- availability of open spaces;
- the classic shape of garden gazebos placed at the intersection of paths;
- the main element of this style is the “parterre”;
- Flowers- a one- or two-tone palette of annuals.

Characteristic colors for a classic garden
Classic, regular style colors: the main color is green, which is easy to combine with one other color (white, beige, sand, blue, light terracotta).

Ideas for using stones in the garden, video:
Accessories of a regular garden
- Sculptures, stone balls;
- arches, classic columns, flowerpots;
- forged pergolas and benches;
- curbs in a classic style;
- container planting;
- high walls, hedges. Sometimes these walls delimit the zones in the middle of the site.