jardin de Robinson

14:10 Nov 17, 2013 

Actually, a wild garden has a somewhat different meaning from this type of garden.

11:18 Nov 17, 2013 

I am translating a TV series, "Natures Urbaines". I am actually translating it to Serbian, but no one has answered to the same question, so I thought an English explanation would help me. And it did. I think "wild garden" translation will provide.
Thank you everybody! And thanks for prompt answers.

14:08 Nov 14, 2013 

I understand your point, and "a natural haven" is a nice suggestion; but it seems to me that "Robinsonian garden" means as much (or as little) to English readers as "jardin de Robinson" means to French ones. Knowledgeable gardening types and devotees of the Arts and Crafts movement will get it; most readers won't. That's equally true of the original. I think we can get round it by adding "cottage", as I've suggested; more or less everyone knows what a cottage garden is like, and that's precisely what the author is talking about. But not to mention Robinson at all is to rob the text of a cultural allusion which the author has seen fit to include, and to erode its specificity.

11:23 Nov 14, 2013 

The trouble is the term "Robinsonian garden" would mean nothing to English readers (can't speak for American etc). Since it doesn't refer directly to Robinson but to a type of garden I'd go for something along the lines of "a natural haven".

00:03 Nov 14, 2013 

My first thought was Robinson Crusoe too - a sort of desert island garden/oasis in the middle of the Parisian suburbs, but it could equally well be referring to William Robinson and his arts & crafts style. More context is really required....

23:38 Nov 13, 2013 

Very good question, Rachel! Given the various sources that could apply according to the targeted public.

23:27 Nov 13, 2013 

Hi Marijana, what is the context, what sort of document is it and to whom is it addressed?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robinson_(gardener)

20:56 Nov 13, 2013 

Pour être franche, je préfère le naturel qu'évoque Crusoé :-)

20:39 Nov 13, 2013 

It is indirectly connected with Robinson Crusoe, if you read Roy's references.

20:19 Nov 13, 2013 

Although it has nothing to do with Robinson Crusoe, the concept of wild garden by William Robinson is very interesting.

19:47 Nov 13, 2013 

A while ago, ProZ asked if there were any new question categories we needed, and I asked for horticulture. They said it wasn't necessary. But that's what this question is about, not botany.

19:44 Nov 13, 2013 

This is presumably a reference to Robinson Crusoe, though I don't quite get the connotations. If you translate it as "Robinson Crusoe's garden", I don't think people will understand. What about "garden of Eden"?