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Garden Design
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British garden history is best understood as a small incident in the histories of ideas, design and technology.
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― British Gardens: History, philosophy and design
― British Gardens: History, philosophy and design
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The flat area immediately below was broken up into a formal pattern of beds containing oleander and more clipped clouds of box, a southern imitation of the grand parterres of aristocratic chateaux. A rose garden beyond was the first in a series of gardens created on descending levels, apparently linked by a magnificently overgrown wisteria. Dense lines of cypress hid any farther areas from view, including the memorial garden that was her special brief. As a whole, the garden was charming, luxuri
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― The Sea Garden
― The Sea Garden
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