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... decorative effect . The country with its limited flora was dependent on such plants as the lotus - the water - lily ... decoration . The trees commonly grown were the were 34 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
... decorative effect . The country with its limited flora was dependent on such plants as the lotus - the water - lily ... decoration . The trees commonly grown were the were 34 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
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... decoration . There were generally to be observed the two opposing types of herb garden ' ( which may be compared to ... decorative features as fountains , arbours , trellis - work and turf - covered seats would be included , as well as ...
... decoration . There were generally to be observed the two opposing types of herb garden ' ( which may be compared to ... decorative features as fountains , arbours , trellis - work and turf - covered seats would be included , as well as ...
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... decoration found in the Italian style he follows the same out- line of arrangement . He sees a garden designed in strict proportion . Of the thirty acres which he considers necessary for the whole setting ( with which we may compare the ...
... decoration found in the Italian style he follows the same out- line of arrangement . He sees a garden designed in strict proportion . Of the thirty acres which he considers necessary for the whole setting ( with which we may compare the ...
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amongst ancient appeared architecture arrangement artificial artistic avenues beauty became beds birds built canals Capability Brown centre century charm Chinese Chinese gardens cloister colour court cultivation Cut-work cypress decorative delight Dutch effect Egypt England English gardening fact fashion flowering plants flowers fountain French fruit grass Greece Greek green grotto ground groves Hampton Court hedges Helen Allingham herbs hills history of gardening horticulture idea Italian Italy land landscape later lawns lines manner marble medieval ment modern motive nature never ornament painting palace paradise park parterres period Persia Persian garden phase picture plants pleasure Pliny Pope Reginald Blomfield religious Renaissance Roman Rome roses scene scheme scientific seats shade side space spirit style surroundings symbolism taste temple terraces tion topiary tradition trees Tudor period variety VAUX-LE-VICOMTE Versailles villas violets walks walls wild Younger Pliny