Heatherwick Studio recently built a greenhouse at the edge of the National Trust's Woolbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshouse, is at the centre of a new garden that shows how the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.
The latest (engineer)techniques are applied to create this protective (function)structure that is also beautiful. The design features ten steel "sepals(尊片)"made of glass and aluminium(铝). These sepals open on warm days (give)the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cold weather, the structure stays(close)to protect the plants.
Further, the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse (walk)visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road, by which silk as well as many plant species came to Britain forfirst time. These plants included modern Western (favourite)such as rosemary, lavender and fennel. The garden also contains a winding path that guides visitors through the twelve regions of the Silk Road. The path offers over 300 plant species for visitors to see, too
The Glasshouse stands a great achievement in contemporary design, to house the plants of the southwestern part of China at the end of a path retracing(追溯)the steps along the Silk Route brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the (rich)of gardening in England.
