Inspiring Landscape With Louis Benech

Inspiring landscape with Louis Benech

Considered to be France’s greatest living landscape designer, Louis Benech works primarily in designing and restoring the gardens of grand, historic estates, bringing them back to the lavish wonder of previous centuries. Here we have the information that you need about Louis Benech and his contributions to the design industry.

The life of Louis Benech

Louis Benech started his career in law, until one day he realized that his heart belongs to something else. Due to his real love of plants, he then shifted his career to gardening and landscape architecture. Louis Benech decided to work in England as an agricultural worker for Hillier nurseries. After which, he was then employed as a gardener for a private property in Normandy, before finally deciding to be in garden design in 1985. He was then commissioned with Pascal Cribier and Francois Roubaud to restore the ancient area of the Tuileries Gardens. Since then, he has worked on various gardens such as the Quai d’Orsay and the Elysee Gardens in Paris, Courson, Pavlovsk’d rose pavillion, the Gardens of the Achilleion, the main square of the National Archives in Paris, and many others.

Career in design

Together with his team, Louis Benech has created more than 300 garden and park projects in various countries such as Korea, Panama, Peru, Canada, the United States, Portugal, Greece and Morocco. In every project, Benech aims to achieve a harmony between the new design and its architectural and natural environment. He likewise aims to create a long lasting and aesthetically pleasing gardens to respect the site’s history and ecosystem, while maintaining its future upkeep.

In addition to these, Louis Benech is a co-founder of the Conservatoire des collections vegetales specialisees, Member of the Royal Horticultural Society, Member of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners in London, Member of the international Dendrology Society, Expert member of the Observatoire des Tendances du Jardin, Honorary artist for La Source Foundation, Winner of the “Talent d’Or 2007” at the Sonnet du Luxe et de la Creation, Member of the Conseil national des Parcs et Jardins, Member of the selection committee for the Journees des Plantes de Courson, Jury member on the Prix Redoute, Jury President on the 2008 International Garden Festival of ChaumontsurLoire, Prix de l’Equerre d’Argent for La Cite des Metiers Hermes a Pantin, Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Achieving the landscape design of Louis Benech

The designs of Louis Benech have been loved by many individuals, including the royal families from different countries. For example, the Chateau du Bois Hinoust, a century-old property in Cernay, France was transformed by Louis Benech into something wonderful and magical.

Here are some of Benech’s ideas to successfully achieve the style:

1. Plant a variety of blooms year-round. In every part of the world, there are particular plants and flowers that bloom in particular season. In the chateau for example, tulips grow in spring, roses during summer and then the artichokes. Allowing these plants to grow will definitely make the garden gorgeous.

2. Create symmetry. Symmetry or a sense of balance is important to have a good design. This element of design have been observed to have an effect to the subconscious, even if they are too subtle to be significantly be observed. Studies have shown that all individuals are drawn to balanced images and tend to think them more aesthetically pleasing that their off-kilter counterparts.

3. Invest time and effort. In order to have the best garden, it is highly recommended to have time and harmonious human relationships. In the projects of Louis Benech, he usually returns to the site to monitor their progress. In this way, there will also be a deeper friendship with the clients.

4. Connect two areas with flowers. It is recommended to plant flowers all throughout the land. The growth of the flowers may become a riotous carpet that seem to flow.

5. Use textures symbiotically. Emphasizing texture in the garden can be achieved by choosing species with variegated foliage and interesting shapes and avoiding plants that need constant pruning. This will result to a unique yet complementary bouquet of plants.