Garden mirrors and trompe l’oeil
Mirrors are a great idea in gardens. They just are! Mirrors lighten dark corners and give the impression of extra garden rooms and make it seem there are flowers in places where there are no flowers.
Trompe-l’œil (French for ‘trick the eye’ it a way of making a 2D object look as though it is 3D. The term comes from the Baroque period but the idea can be seen in frescos from Pompeii. Trompe-l’œil trellis work was used in Baroque gardens eg to make trellis work tunnels look longer than they are by distorting the perspective.
Combining mirrors with Trompe-l’œil is a really good idea. My congratulations to the designer.
