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	Japanese and Western Formal Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The formal style utilizes all of the important elements and principles that are representative of the gardens of each culture as a whole.
		In Western formal gardens, it is not generally acceptable to allow the pool to appear natural.
		If a garden is skillfully designed and serves its purpose (providing a retreat for solitude and meditation, for example), it is not important for the plants to be colorful and beautiful.
	www.honors.uiuc.edu /ealc15097/Resor-Gausebeck (2204 words)

	Formal English Gardens
		Garden design was now viewed as a form of artistic expression, particularly in Italy and France where landscape gardeners began to experiment with concentric architectural patterns, as well as straight lines and right angles to define areas within a formal garden.
		Formal gardens throughout Europe were turning their attention to planting for purely aesthetic purposes.
		English garden design is often based on a series of interlocking, angular-shaped rooms: square, triangular or rectangular, and at right angles to each other, within the overall garden layout.
	www.gardenfocused.com /garden-types/english-garden.php (754 words)

	bestgardening.com Garden Style - Formal Gardens
		Formal gardens are not fossils, and they are not just the classic French parterres and grand allees of Versailles and Vaux-le-Vicomte.
		Formal avenues of trees, the importance of ground level pattern and proportion in the design, these are the hallmarks of a formal garden.
		Exported to the colonies the formal garden was adapted to newer climates and plants.
	www.bestgardening.com /bgc/design/styleformal01.htm (459 words)

	Georgian Index - Gardens
		There is also a large garden in the French style at St.Paul's Waldenbury where the allée's of the patte d'oie have temples and statues at their end points to lead the eye into the distance and provide controlled views.
		Garden buildings and temples were removed or relocated in order to harmonize with the new open compositions of the idealized natural settings of the over four hundred-acre garden.
		The garden at Stourhead was created in a nearby valley, which Flitcroft luxuriantly planted, created a lake, and laid out a carefully planned walk around the valley that provided a sequence of Picturesque inward looking views and encounters with temples, statuary, springs and a grotto.
	www.georgianindex.net /garden/Gardens.html (2975 words)

	Formal Gardens
		The main difference between sixteenth century French and Dutch gardens is that the Dutch gardens tended to be on a smaller scale than French gardens.
		By the middle of seventeenth century the French formal garden was becoming the dominant style in Europe, this style is mainly a creation of Andre le Notre, and since it was the last style of formal gardening to be developed in Europe, it has had a huge influence on people1s ideas about formal gardens.
		For example, until the seventeenth century, most formal gardens were not perfectly symmetrical, the various parts the garden were usually symmetrical, but it was rare for one half of the garden to mirror the other half.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/garden_design/37522 (511 words)

	Flower and Garden History Books
		A history of Western gardens from their source in Mesopotamia, through the influence of Islam, and the cloister gardens of the Middle Ages, to the labyrinths of Renaissance princes and the urban gardens of today.
		In this sumptuous survey, Penelope Hobhouse—distinguished plantswoman, garden designer, and historian—presents a definitive history of gardens and gardening, exploring the evolution of the Western model and the historical factors that have created the modern idea of gardening as both popular pastime and art form.
		As aptly categorized in the foreword: "This is gardening at ground level, history with (you might say) dirty fingernails." The late son of the Huxley dynasty of scientists chronicles the derived-from-agriculture gardening techniques and implements invented and used across cultures and the centuries (everything but power mowers it seems).
	www.sfheart.com /gardenbooks.html (2104 words)

	Tuscan Gardens, Gardens of Tuscany :: Grandi Giardini Italiani :: Toskanische Gärten
		After a period of landscape design in the English style in the nineteenth century, the Tuscan formal garden returned in its most glorious form in the early twentieth century, this time designed mostly for wealthy foreigners, often by garden designers who were themselves foreigners, foremost among them being Cecil Pinsent, an Englishman resident in Florence.
		The prestigious Renaissance "lemon garden" begins with a magnificent gate and ends at an exedra decorated with pillars at its corners and a large central rounded arch opening, framed by cypresses hedges.
		This is a small "hanging garden" which forms an integral part of the Palazzo and indeed of the entire town of Pienza, a small renaissance jewel in central Tuscany.
	www.gardens-of-tuscany.net (382 words)

	Formal gardens with garden water feature - city gardening UK project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Many formal large formal gardens are created by dividing the space into several areas and combined with vista and focal points.
		In this garden we have used the same theory, but changed the scale to fit the space available.
		Relaxing is to be the main purpose of the garden and with this in mind we have used the change in levels to create a water feature to provide another dimension to the garden in the form of moving water.
	www.gardenadvice.co.uk /project/city (343 words)

	New Jersey Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The four gardens are the Italian Garden (with a Fountain of Apollo, statuary, columns and urns), the Sunken Garden (with lagoon, marble fountain and staircases, statuary and a bridge), the Formal Garden (an eliptical flower garden with boxwood hedges), and the Japanese Garden (with teahouse).
		Gardens include an All American Selections Display Garden, the Rutgers Children's Garden, the 1920s Shrub Garden, the Evergreen Garden, the Small Tree and Shade Tree Collection, the Rhododendron Garden, the Ella Quimby Water Conservation Gardens, the Garden for Sun and Shade and Dream Turf Plots.
		This formal garden with 14,000 tulips and summer annuals is a memorial to Henry Chatfield and is tended by the Union County Parks Dept.
	www.ilovegardens.com /New_Jersey_Gardens/new_jersey_gardens.htm (2582 words)

	Loire Valley Online - Villandry
		It is inspired by the gardens of the 16th and 18th centuries, and is the work of Joachim Carvallo and his American wife Ann Coleman.
		Villandry is a dynamic place, the site of many many activities such as the many exhibits, the summer festival, the "Vegetable Garden Days" in September, and workshops with gardeners from the chateau...
		Each year, the gardens are embellished, as in 1998, when visitors could discover, or rediscover, the Charmille labyrinth, the terraced garden of Hatfield House in "mixed borders" style and the bowers of the vegetable garden.
	www.lvo.com /GB/MAG/JARDIN/VILL.HTML (280 words)

	Gardening Tips » Formal gardens
		Yes they can have formal settings as well but there’s an undeniable stamp of individuality in them - where I can stand there and think, ‘yes this person has left their mark in the garden and in wandering through the garden I’ve had a glimpse into that persons’ soul’.
		Just as in some gardens where I dare not pluck any flowers or even trample on the grass less one blade is somehow put out of place to spoil the overall effect.
		Then there are those houses and gardens which just roll out the welcome mat and say, ‘come on in, enjoy, be yourself’ and these are the gardens and houses that draw me back time and time again.
	www.flowerpotheaven.com /gardeningtips/2005/10/18/formal-gardens (320 words)

	Tyler Formal Gardens History
		The Tyler Gardens were constructed in 1931 by George Frederick and Stella Elkins Tyler to provide a formal landscape setting for Council Rock, their mansion, built between 1930 and 1932.
		The gardens clearly demonstrate characteristics that were common in formal gardens in the Philadelphia area at this time.
		Tyler envisioned the formal gardens as an extension of the main house where she could entertain in "rooms" created by trimmed hedges.
	www.bucks.edu /tylergardens/history.html (182 words)

	Rural Gardens of Grey and Bruce Counties
		If you are attracted to the pursuit of visiting gardens this is a new resource to help you plan your garden touring activities.
		As members of the Rural Gardens of Grey and Bruce Counties group we share a willingness to open our gardens and a desire to have others share the beauty of our wonderful countryside.
		Admittance to the gardens of the RGGB members is either by set fee or a recommended donation of $2.00 per visitor.
	www.ruralgardens.ca (264 words)

	Formal Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Cantigny Gardens were designed in 1967 by landscape architect Franz Lipp to provide beauty throughout the year and to test plants new to the Chicago area.
		The gardens, now mature, are considered among the finest in America.
		Even in the winter a unique look is brought to the gardens by the presentation of berries and exposed bark and branch configurations.
	www.rrmtf.org /cantigny/NewSite/formalgardens.htm (92 words)

	Temple Newsam - Park History - Formal Gardens
		There may be one small relic of this Tudor garden remaining - a grassy mound to the south of the house that may have served as look out over the garden wall.
		The gardens were extensive and opulent with three separate banqueting houses, a bowling green, carved stone animals, terraces and grassed walks, not to mention the extensive orchards and kitchen gardens.
		Most of these features were lost during the landscaping of the 18th century but the recent simplification of the West Garden reflects its past as a bowling green and many elements of the South Garden created in the 1970s were based on the designs seen in Kip.
	www.leeds.gov.uk /templenewsam/park/park_hist_form.html (245 words)

	Garden-NZ - Garden Design - Design Ideas - Formal Gardens - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Clean lines and edges – crisp lines that are clearly defined are the foundation of your formal garden.
		Features – a key element in formal gardens, paths often lead to a feature or key area in the garden.
		The formal garden is often an extension from the house.
	www.garden-nz.co.nz /article/archive/633 (364 words)

	Walkabout - Mount Wilson
		This small village is famous today for the fact that between 1912 and 1937 Patrick White's parents lived in a house called Withycombe (it still stands and is located on the corner of The Avenue and Church Avenue).
		The experience of the town is the experience of its gardens, its avenues of trees, its lookouts and its walking trails and picnic areas.
		At these times many of the locals open their gardens - some of which are over 100 years old - to the public.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWMountWilson.shtml (612 words)

	Thoughts About Formal Gardens
		Hugh sent me an email in which he shared some thoughts on the subject of formal gardens and he has given me permission to publish that letter so that you may all read it.
		The drawings for the formal garden were put on exhibition at Hampton Court Flower show for a week, the year after the garden was built.
		Which should be especially helpful to someone who is designing a formal garden.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/garden_design/86322 (533 words)

	Garden-NZ - Tips/Tasks - Design Ideas - Formal Gardens - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Formal gardens often have very defined lines and angles.
		Maintenance is the key for a successful formal garden.
		Formal gardens can be used on large and small sections.
	www.garden-nz.co.nz /article/archive/678 (362 words)

	Countrylovers.co.uk - Formal Gardens
		All plants must be hardy down to -25 C and capable of growing in an acid soil with a Ph of 4.5 as the Gardens and Arboretum is located in the most continental climate of the British Isles.
		It is surrounded by 6 acres of romantic formal and wild gardens.
		Somerleyton Hall is a splendid early-Victorian stately mansion with lavish architectural features, 12 acres of beautiful gardens and a famous yew hedge Maze.
	www.countrylovers.co.uk /rec/formgrdn.htm (282 words)

	Glenwhan Gardens, Dunragit, Galloway. 12 acres of beautiful gardens to explore. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Welcome to Glenwhan Gardens, 12 acres of beautiful gardens, lochs, pathways and vistas.
		We have 12 acres of gardens for you to explore, a tearoom, plant sales, two lochs, plenty of wildlife, and a wilderness area with pond and rough paths.
		Parking is available for cars and coaches (coaches by prior arrangement please!) and there is some disabled access, but please note, due to the terrain it might not be possible to access all of the gardens via wheelchair.
	www.glenwhangardens.co.uk (126 words)

	Formal Gardens
		The functional garden is the emphasis and objective of all that we do.
		Many clients have a more formal taste that require either high symmetry or specific areas of “weight” and “mass.” Other clients might wish to escape the formality of their daily work lives by building a more casual and reflective garden.
		Regardless of the particular layout of the garden most, if not all gardens will be build using one or a combination of all of the following elements.
	www.johnstraussassociates.com /GardenConstruction.htm (258 words)

	Louisiana Gardens - an un-official / insiders guide to a Southern paradise
		In continuous operation since 1821, this school is the second-oldest educational institution west of the Mississippi and features formal gardens and oak alley.
		Garden Guest House - Serene c.1900 restored cottage amid ten acres of centuries-old oaks and, tropical landscaping.
		Oakley House in St. Francisville is the home of a small "parterre" garden that were common among the early plantation owners.
	www.seelouisiana.com /gardens.htm (850 words)

	Maryland Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This marvelous 50 acre public garden includes an azalea garden, a rose garden, a yew garden, a formal garden, a fragrance garden, a Japanese style garden, a trial garden, two conservatories and a visitor center.
		The Gardens include the Woodland Garden, the Victorian Garden, the Berry Garden, the Croquet Court, the Pink Garden, the Formal Rose Garden, the Cottage Garden, the Orchard, the Waterlily Garden, the Red Garden, the Yellow Garden, the White Garden, the Teahouse, the Sculpture Garden, the Iris Garden, and the Terrace Garden.
		The school opens its 2 1/2 acre formal azalea garden to the public one weekend a year so visitors may enjoy the 15,000 azaleas and also the rhododendron, pieris, rare tree peonies and a collection of native wildflowers.
	www.ilovegardens.com /Maryland_Gardens/maryland_gardens.htm (1039 words)

	Wentworth Castle :: The Formal Gardens and Lowe Field
		The general structure of the gardens laid out by Thomas Wentworth in the 18th century is still remarkably visible today in the gardens at Wentworth.
		Partly due to modifications to the planting as fashions and patterns of maintenance changed over the centuries, some of the refinement of the original design of the paths and views has been lost.
		The north-south avenue would have been at one time a principal axis for views and circulation from within the formal gardens, also extending to the Duke of Argyll Monument and Broom Royd Wood.
	www.wentworthcastle.org /view.asp?id=258 (240 words)

	Beyond Blossoms Flower Blog
		Crowds flocked to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Friday to see what the big stink was about — the rare blooming of a cultivated amorphophallus titanum, one of the world’s largest flowers.
		As fate would have it, the aroma peaked during the wee hours when the garden was closed and some who turned out to get a whiff seemed almost disappointed to have missed its peak.
		But the garden’s experts have obtained pollen and will manually pollinate “baby.” If successful, that will produce seeds that will be distributed to other gardens.
	www.beyondblossoms.com /blog (1164 words)

	Spalding, Springfields Festival Gardens, UK - Formal Garden
		This garden was influenced by Renaissance and Baroque formal gardens.
		Formal components include topiary features, low box hedging, yew hedging and a line of pleached hornbeam to the rear of the boundary wall.
		Springfield Gardens was opened in 1966 as the shop window for the UK flower bulb industry.
	www.springfieldsgardens.co.uk /showcase.asp?showcaseid=5 (208 words)

	Formal Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Perennials look wonderful when used in wild and natural gardens, but they're equally effective in formal spaces.
		When creating formal borders, a simple planting plan and limited palette of colors will produce the most elegant designs.
		A garden filled with just white or blue plants is a classic example of a formal scheme, although even bright pinks or oranges work well when used in moderation and offset by cooler tones.
	www.satorigardens.net /perennials_formal_gardens.php (116 words)

	Gardens to visit at Great British Gardens - England Scotland Wales
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	www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk (168 words)

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