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The Nirvana Memorial Gardens are largely landscaped in the classic Chinese style, complete with streams, ponds, bridges and pavilions. A pity the water was rather muddy though...

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Em São Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, o Palácio Fronteira, um dos mais importantes exemplos da arquitetura e azulejaria do século XVII em Portugal, beneficia de trabalhos de manutenção nos seus jardins de inspiração barroca. Jardineiros, muitos deles voluntários, dedicam-se ao cuidado dos canteiros de buxo, mantendo os elaborados padrões geométricos característicos deste estilo paisagístico. Um dos elementos mais notáveis é o longo muro-galeria, adornado com azulejos representando os antepassados da família Mascarenhas na secção inferior. A secção superior, conhecida como "Galeria dos Reis", exibe bustos dos monarcas portugueses, exceto os Filipes, em nichos azuis, e é rematada por torreões piramidais. Construído como pavilhão de caça no século XVII, o palácio e os seus jardins refletem a combinação da tradição italiana com a identidade decorativa portuguesa, sendo a sua preservação crucial, dado o seu estatuto de Monumento Nacional desde 1982.

In São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon, the Fronteira Palace, one of the most important examples of 17th century architecture and tile work in Portugal, benefits from maintenance work in its Baroque-inspired gardens. Gardeners, many of them volunteers, are dedicated to the care of the boxwood beds, maintaining the elaborate geometric patterns characteristic of this landscape style. One of the most notable elements is the long wall-gallery, adorned with tiles representing the ancestors of the Mascarenhas family in the lower section. The upper section, known as the "Galeria dos Reis" (Gallery of Kings), displays busts of the Portuguese monarchs, except for the Filipes, in blue niches, and is topped by pyramidal turrets. Built as a hunting lodge in the 17th century, the palace and its gardens reflect the combination of Italian tradition and Portuguese decorative identity, and their preservation is crucial, given their status as a National Monument since 1982.

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big V with fx by deYoung Cafe

landscape architect: Walter Hood

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San Francisco, California

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Tropical Sunrise in FNQ

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Hanging out while opening our DECO(C)RATES from MadPea~ !(Jazz vocalists Ambrosia K. Windstorm & Jackie Lefko )

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Box Hill Gardens Multi Purpose Area by ASPECT Studios

Bergamo - piazza Vecchia

The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney was built with the help of designers and artisans / craftsmen from Guangdong province in China. It is so authentic in appearance that it could be somewhere in China.

Bergamo - piazza Vecchia

I love this time of year; as crazy as it is, it's so nice to drop in to see client/friends and their gardens, and to walk through what we've created together - with some very talented installers, of course! If I haven't seen you yet, I will soon. Can't wait!

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A Zínia elegans, originária do México e membro da família Asteraceae, foi fotografada no Festival Internacional de Jardins de Ponte de Lima, evento anual português que visa promover a arte nos jardins e a consciência ambiental. Esta planta herbácea anual destaca-se pela sua floração prolongada do verão ao outono e pela variedade de cores vibrantes, atraindo polinizadores como borboletas e abelhas. As zínias são frequentemente utilizadas em composições paisagísticas do festival devido à sua facilidade de cultivo, resistência ao calor, diversidade cromática e capacidade de atrair insetos polinizadores. A sua estrutura floral característica, com pétalas dispostas em camadas concêntricas e um centro rico em estames amarelos, contribui para a polinização cruzada e biodiversidade. A sua durabilidade como flor de corte e a adaptação a solos bem drenados e exposição solar plena tornam-na uma escolha comum tanto em jardins domésticos como em projetos de educação ambiental.

Zinnia elegans, native to Mexico and a member of the Asteraceae family, was photographed at the Ponte de Lima International Garden Festival, an annual Portuguese event that aims to promote art in gardens and environmental awareness. This annual herbaceous plant stands out for its prolonged flowering from summer to autumn and for the variety of vibrant colors, attracting pollinators such as butterflies and bees. Zinnias are often used in the festival's landscape compositions due to their ease of cultivation, heat resistance, chromatic diversity and ability to attract pollinating insects. Its characteristic floral structure, with petals arranged in concentric layers and a center rich in yellow stamens, contributes to cross-pollination and biodiversity. Its durability as a cut flower and adaptation to well-drained soils and full sun exposure make it a common choice in both home gardens and environmental education projects.

The reflection garden at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island outside of Seattle, WA. I understand this part of the reserve to be designed by Richard Haag.

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Believe it or not, I've been working on this (on and off) for almost three years. I was quite taken with the appearance of this garden when I first saw it and even though the light was far too harsh and not at all right for a garden photograph I had to try. When I got home I knew I had a lot of work to do but at that time I had no idea how much.

I've tried going back to this location about a half dozen times since then to get a new photograph and, hopefully, save myself a few editing hours, however, the plantings had changed and there just wasn't what I saw and felt three years ago. One of the things I felt that day was heat....it was extremely hot that day.

How hot was it?

Well, to quote Eugene Jerome (Biloxi Blues), it was "Africa hot" and like Eugene I wasn't sure I could stay if it was 'gonna be this hot.' However, when I walked toward the garden it was so lovely my hope was that I could interpret such a beautiful assault on the senses: fragrance, colour, the sound of water in the fountain, the wonderful design conceived by a landscape architect.....and even the heat.

Since then I've worked on this, put it away and come back to it and probably added close to 100 layers of filters and textures including a hint of Evelyn Flint's 'Pastel Storm' in the sky.

I hope it gives you a foretaste of summer and flowers and gardens to come. :-)

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very public free open ... space

am montag ne prüfung über die "therorie der freiraumplanung" bestanden.

if you regard this scenery carefully you'll find up to 4 generations using this public space in there way. I would say, the park as such seems to be working well in its function!

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The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney was built with the help of designers and artisans / craftsmen from Guangdong province in China. It is so authentic in appearance that it could be somewhere in China.

A garden proposal from Kevin Hinders and Ken McCown.

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The original house at Plas Brondanw was built in 1550. The architect Clough Williams-Ellis inherited the house and estate from his father in 1908 and immediately began improving it. In 1930 he built the square tower (with an arched base) on the front of the house as a buttress to stop it from tilting away from the steep hillside on which it was built. Look carefully and you can see the difference in the colour and the cut of the stone.

In 1951 a disastrous fire swept through the house but the massive stone structure remained intact and the house was reconstructed within 2 years.

Today the house is used primarily as an art gallery, Oriel Brondanw, which is run by a separate foundation (The Susan Williams-Ellis Foundation) to that which runs the garden (The Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation). Susan was Clough's daughter and founder of the Portmeirion Pottery.

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這裡獨特的園藝技術也讓人大開眼界~

In Lenno, Villa del Balbianello, lake Como, Lombardy, Italy ~

Bloxworth Manor House - (Elizabethan E-Plan)

Grade I listed house built in 1608 and claims to be the first brick property in the county of Dorset.

Built in 1608 by George Savage Savage, part of the possessions of the Cerne Abbey, at the dissolution. Not a large estate, but the family seem to have been mildly prosperous at the beginning of the 17th century and the house was rebuilt.

Due to a poor financial position, George Savage (great-great grandson & MP for Wareham) was forced In 1689 to convey the house to Henry Trenchard – whose family also owned Poxwell Manor – and it remained in the Trenchard family until 1964.

Over the last 100 years the house fell into ruins, was vandalized and then restored.

The house was used as Bathsheba Everdene's house (Upper Weatherbury Farm) in the 1967 film adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd. It was considerably and sympathetically restored in the 1970s.

The horticulturalist Martin Lane Fox, acquired the house in 1997 and remodelled the garden. The house was on the market in 2014 for £4 million

Norfolk Botanic Garden, Virginia, USA

Winter and nature, Auvergne, France. ☃️ ❄️ 🌏 👉

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waterfall in taiwan

King Abdullah Road across Olaya Street Park designed by Gevers Landscape Architecture LTD., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Quiet, shady and relaxed in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Statues, reflections and fountains at Houston's Sienna Plantation, September 8, 2007.

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A flor de Cosmos bipinnatus, uma herbácea anual mexicana da família Asteraceae, registada no Festival Internacional de Jardins de Ponte de Lima. Reconhecida pelas suas delicadas folhas plumosas e flores semelhantes a margaridas, em tons de rosa, branco, vermelho ou roxo, esta planta ornamental é valorizada pela facilidade de cultivo em solos bem drenados e pela sua floração prolongada, do verão ao outono. O nome "Cosmos" evoca a harmonia das suas pétalas simétricas. A espécie é apreciada em jardins portugueses não só pela beleza estética, mas também pelo seu papel ecológico, atraindo insetos polinizadores como abelhas e borboletas, promovendo a biodiversidade. O Festival de Ponte de Lima, desde 2005, promove a arte dos jardins e a utilização criativa de espécies botânicas, como o Cosmos bipinnatus, em composições paisagísticas inovadoras e sustentáveis.

A flower of Cosmos bipinnatus, a Mexican herbaceous annual from the Asteraceae family, registered at the Ponte de Lima International Garden Festival. Recognized for its delicate feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers in shades of pink, white, red or purple, this ornamental plant is valued for its ease of cultivation in well-drained soils and for its prolonged flowering from summer to autumn. The name “Cosmos” evokes the harmony of its symmetrical petals. The species is appreciated in Portuguese gardens not only for its aesthetic beauty, but also for its ecological role, attracting pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies and promoting biodiversity. Since 2005, the Ponte de Lima Festival has been promoting the art of gardens and the creative use of botanical species, such as Cosmos bipinnatus, in innovative and sustainable landscape compositions.

Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario CANADA

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Criminal Court designed by Albert Speers & Partners (Architects) + Eduard Gevers Landscape Architect, As Salam Town, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Orouba Road at Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz Square was designed by Gevers Landscape Architecture LTD and owned by The Royal Commission Riyadh City - 2013.

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Amazon Spheres | NBBJ / Site Workshop (landscape design) | Seattle, Washington.

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