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... green walk stands the green- house , finely adorned with statues , and uncommonly furnished with greens while behind this greenhouse are variety of high - hedged walks , affording delicious vistas . At the bottom of the canal is a ...
... green walk stands the green- house , finely adorned with statues , and uncommonly furnished with greens while behind this greenhouse are variety of high - hedged walks , affording delicious vistas . At the bottom of the canal is a ...
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... green , apricot and gold of orange trees planted in tiled stands , the dark green of the mag- nolia leaves , the yellow greens of the lemon tree and the black green of the cypress mingled with peach blossom , which represented the ...
... green , apricot and gold of orange trees planted in tiled stands , the dark green of the mag- nolia leaves , the yellow greens of the lemon tree and the black green of the cypress mingled with peach blossom , which represented the ...
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... green ; and hence it is called the GREEN MOUNT ; and in good sooth ' tis named well . On the top of the hill again there is a fine big palace which is all green inside and out ; and thus the hill , and the trees , and the palace form ...
... green ; and hence it is called the GREEN MOUNT ; and in good sooth ' tis named well . On the top of the hill again there is a fine big palace which is all green inside and out ; and thus the hill , and the trees , and the palace form ...
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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