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And we\'re back with more insights on English gardens. Roger and his guest Peter (again not our host of the same name), continue looking at what makes a park and garden typically English. This time they talk about the later elements of the typical English landscape garden, leading to the reintroduction of formal elements in the Victorian age. William Hogarth: \"The family of George II The description of this painting (showing a royal garden scence) references the quote Roger mentions: \"the appearance of beautiful nature\" from a letter from the same period. The text also mentions some influential gardens, and some statements about this - back then - \"new\" style of gardens. Stourhead The web presence of one of the big gardens mentioned in this episode Kew Gardens The second garden that is referenced in the course of this episode The Lost Gardens of Heligan Heligan is the Cornish word for \'willow\' and this is the third influential garden mentioned.

You probably know box trees: Small and hard leaved trees that are often used to create shaped bushes or symmetric hedges in many green areas around the world. Romans were already quite fond of them, when they created the first instances of what we call \'gardens\' today. Roger\'s guest is an expert on English gardens and together they look into what makes a garden specifically English. Englischer Garten If you want to get a real look at an English garden, there are examples outside of the British Isles, as the one in Munich that is described in this article. Ha-ha In case you still don\'t know what a Ha-ha is, have a look at this link to fill in the missing bits of information.

... these are by far not the only things students in the United Kingdom are concerned with, but they may play a little role for some as you will learn. In this episode Roger and his guest conclude the series on Bristol by having a look at university life in Bristol or the U.K. in general. What are the peculiarities of British courses and how do they differ for example from a German university programme? What criteria do you have to meet in order to be admitted to the University of Bristol?