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... influence , modified like every other foreign influence in passing through English hands , affected very considerably the laying out of the grounds of the typical English country house . The French mode was on the whole too fanciful and ...
... influence , modified like every other foreign influence in passing through English hands , affected very considerably the laying out of the grounds of the typical English country house . The French mode was on the whole too fanciful and ...
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... influence of the Far East as shown in the Chinese gardens which from time immemorial had been carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from ...
... influence of the Far East as shown in the Chinese gardens which from time immemorial had been carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from ...
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... influence of the Far East as shown in the Chinese gardens which from time immemorial had been carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from ...
... influence of the Far East as shown in the Chinese gardens which from time immemorial had been carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from ...
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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