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William Morris

  • Helen Allingham's “Old Surrey cottage,” 1881.
    Rural Paintings
    LuAnn Johnson
    During the 1860s, watercolor paintings by English artists depicted rural scenes with thatched cottages surrounded by profuse cottage gardens. It was an idealized version of English country life.
  • The Arts and Crafts Garden at Standen, West Sussex.
    English Country Gardens
    LuAnn Johnson
    In the late 18th century, William Morris, a prominent advocate of the Arts and Crafts movement, wanted all of England to become a garden where nothing was wasted.