Zmiany wiejskiego stylu ogrodów na Lubelszczyźnie

This study was conducted to determine the differences between a group of 77 contemporary home gardens and traditional country gardens in selected rural areas of the Lublin region. Contemporary gardens mostly differed from traditional country gardens in the spatial arrangements, diversity of species, and to a lesser extent, the use of ornamental plant species. There was, however, a difference in the main purpose of the gardens, having changed from being simply ornamental to recreational. Front gardens also changed from public spaces to closed spaces. An average of 25% of the gardens studied – with Hrubieszów county having the largest proportion of 50% – fully resembled traditional country gardens, while the rest differed considerably. There was, however, at least one or more features of a traditional country style in each garden.