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Spring in the Walled Garden at Crathes Castle
Images taken on a misty spring morning at sunrise showing features in the walled garden including flowers, trees, topiary, fountains and borders.

The Fountain Garden at sunrise in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. A statue atop a fountain surrounded by Taxus baccata topiary in the Fountain Garden in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. The Fountain Garden at sunrise in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. Taxus baccata topiary and Buxus hedge around a fountain in the Fountain Garden in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. Elaborate Yew topiary shapes in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. Elaborate Yew topiary shapes in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden. A path through the June borders leading to the doocot - dovecot surrouned by Prunus - Cherry Blossom. A path through the double June borders leading to the doocot - dovecot surrounded by Prunus - cherry blossom. Stonewalls, topiary shapes and urns on a foggy morning at the Croquet Lawn. A stone path through the double herbaceous borders and Prunus, leading to the dome shaped Prunus lusitnaica - Portuguese Laurel in the Crathes Castle Walled Garden A path through the June borders to Prunus lusitanica - Portuguese Laurel with Crathes Castle in the background. A path through the June borders to the dome shaped Prunus lusitanica - Portuguese Laurel with Crathes Castle in the background. A grass path through the White Borders leading to the domed Prunus lusitanica - Portuguese laurel tree in the walled garden at Crathes Castle





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Villa Sprezzatura
Sprezzatura; an Italian term from the Renaissance that is difficult to translate. The appearance of effortlessness; Doing something very well, in such a way that it seems easy. Those who master true art give the impression that it is not art.

Classic name plate with handwritten Villa Sprezzatura. Owners of Villa Sprezzatura welcoming near the black iron gate. Owners of Villa Sprezzatura welcoming near the black iron gate and villa in the background. Owners of Villa Sprezzatura welcoming near the black iron gate and villa in the background. Overview of garden Villa Sprezzatura with pond and rock garden. Terracotta pots planted with several mixed plants and flowers in front of the Villa. Owners Villa Sprezzatura showing the not yet finished oil painting of their garden on the roof terrace. Owners Villa Sprezzatura showing the not yet finished oil painting of their garden on the roof terrace. Overview of garden Villa Sprezzatura. View of the Victorian greenhouse surrounded by roses from the roof terrace. Victorian greenhouse and sculpture in foreground. Victorian greenhouse and colourful painted french garden set. Green decorative bowls on standard planted with various plants spread over the garden with pebbles.





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Cotswold Farm Garden
Formal Arts and Crafts garden in the Cotswolds, captured on a frosty morning in February.

Cotswold Farm in February with naturalised snowdrops below trees. The Step Garden with pavilion at the bottom at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February. Knot Garden with box topiary at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February. Knot Garden with box topiary at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February. Clipped box in the Knot Garden at Cotswold Farm in February. Clipped box in the Knot Garden at Cotswold Farm in February. Clipped box in the Knot Garden at Cotswold Farm in February. Courtyard with clipped box at Cotswold Farm in February. Geometric beds on the Jewson Terrace at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February The Jewson Terrace at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February with geometric beds and clipped evergreens including yew and box. The Jewson Terrace at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February with geometric beds and clipped evergreens including yew and box.. The Jewson Terrace at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February with geometric beds and clipped evergreens including yew and box.. Rectangular lily pond on the Jewson Terrace at Cotswold Farm Gardens in February framed by clipped yew.





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Whitburgh House Walled Garden
Renowned walled garden near Edinburgh where owner Elizabeth Salvesen and head gardener Vincent Dudley have made a powerfully structured garden full of delicious colour.

Borders edged with Stipa tenuissima and Verbena bonariensis at Whitburgh Walled Garden in Scotland in September Path through Stipa tenuissima and Verbena bonariensis at Whitburgh Walled Garden in Scotland in September Border of ornamental grasses, tender perennials, annuals and decorative vegetables at Whitburgh House Walled Garden in September including Stipa tenuissima, salvias, dark Kale 'Redbor' and ricinus. Border of ornamental grasses, tender perennials, annuals and decorative vegetables at Whitburgh House Walled Garden in September including Stipa tenuissima, salvias, dark Kale 'Redbor' and ricinus. Path through Stipa tenuissima and Verbena bonariensis at Whitburgh Walled Garden in Scotland in September Richly coloured planting at Whitburgh House Walled Garden in September including Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails', Verbena bonariensis and dark purple Kale 'Redbor'. Decked area with wooden seating surrounded by ornamental grasses and late season flowering perennials including Verbena bonariensis and containers of salvias. Area of decking with seatings framed by Eryngium alpinum and Stipa tenuissima in Whitburgh Walled Garden in September Decking with wooden planters and furniture surrounded by planting including Verbena bonariensis and grasses at Whitburgh House Walled Garden in September. Decking with wooden planters and furniture surrounded by planting including Verbena bonariensis and grasses at Whitburgh House Walled Garden in September. Path through edging of Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' at Whitburgh Walled Garden in September with planting including upright Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' and Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Dark Red'. Border edged with Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' at Whitburgh Walled Garden in September planted with upright Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' and Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Dark Red'. Path through edging of Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' at Whitburgh Walled Garden in September with planting including ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials.





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Lower House in Winter
A country garden on the edge of Hay-on-Wye with strong bone structure including a remarkable topiary garden where box, yew and holly have been clipped into striking shapes.

Snowy lawn in front of a cottage in December. Snowy lawn in front of a cottage in December. Box Garden with a sprinkling of snow in December. Box Garden with a central clipped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica, with a sprinkling of snow in December. The box garden at Lower House in December. Box Garden with a central clipped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica, in December. The box garden at Lower House in December. Box Garden with a central clipped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica, with a sprinkling of snow in December. Box Garden with a central clipped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica, in December. Box Garden in December. Clipped box with ornamental grasses in a garden in winter. Box Garden in December. The box garden at Lower House in December.





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The Burrows Garden
A formal country garden of over 5 acres, with a Temple garden, and reflection pool, many formal vistas, lots of statuary and topiary set in the heart of Derbyshire.

Nicky Dalton deadheading Clematis viticella 'Rubra' at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August The front garden of the Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August View of the house through the rose hips at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Clematis viticella 'Rubra' at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Clematis viticella 'Rubra' at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August View of the house through the rose hips at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August View of the house through the rose hips at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Front garden at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August View of the house through the Rose Garden at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Columns with Eagle statues at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August View of the house through the hedges and metalwork at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Circular gravel bed with pond and fountain and bordered by lollipop topiary at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August Circular gravel bed with pond and fountain and bordered by lollipop topiary at The Burrows Gardens, Derbyshire, in August





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Palacio dos Marqueses da Fronteira
One of the best preserved 17th Century palace gardens in Portugal with an exceptional collection of original glazed tiles or Azulejos. The garden is open regularly to the public.

View across the Formal Garden to the Kings Gallery. Hedges and balls of clipped box and Yew with statue in foreground. The Gallery is faced with glazed tiles or Azulejos and niches contain busts of Portuguese Kings. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View to the palace from the Kings Gallery across the Knights basin pool and the Formal Garden parterre of box hedges and yew mounds. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View over the Formal Garden box parterre to the palace. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View onto the Garden Of Venus to the Palace with low hedges of Box and tropical trees. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View onto the Garden Of Venus to the Palace with low hedges of Box, a fountain and tropical trees. Lisbon, Portugal, September. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View over the formal Box parterre with view outside the garden to the city. Lisbon, Portugal, September. View into the Garden of Venus from within the House of Freshness. Mosaics on arched entrance. Lisbon, Portugal, September. The Basin of the Knights pool and view out of the garden to the City beyond. Lisbon, Portugal, September. Niche in the Kings Gallery containing sculpture bust of one of the kings of Portugal. Niche and surrounding wall faced with decorated glazed tiles known as Azulejos. Lisbon, Portugal, September. Bench in niche faced with glazed tiles or Azulejos depicting birds trees and women. Mosaic at top of niche. Lisbon, Portugal, September. Niche in the Kings Gallery containing sculpture bust of one of the kings of Portugal. Niche and surrounding wall faced with decorated glazed tiles known as Azulejos. Lisbon, Portugal, September. Lisbon, Portugal, September. The Kings Gallery. Paved raised walkway with stone balustrade. Walls faced with glazed tiles known as Azulejos. Summerhouse within walkway. Lisbon, Portugal, September. The Kings Gallery. Paved raised walkway Summerhouse within walkway in foreground with distressed painted blue walls. Lisbon, Portugal, September.





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Lower House in Early Spring
A country garden in the Brecon Beacons with strong bones including a remarkable topiary garden, where box, yew and holly have been clipped into striking shapes.

The box garden at Lower House, Powys in March with central umbrella shaped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica. The box garden at Lower House, Powys in March with central umbrella shaped Portuguese laurel, Prunus lusitanica. Cornus controversa 'Variegata' covered with bright new leaves amongst clipped box and an apple tree at Lower House, Powys in March Cornus controversa 'Variegata' covered with bright new leaves amongst clipped box and an apple tree at Lower House, Powys in March Box garden with clipped yew and variegated holly at Lower House, Powys in March Box garden at Lower House, Powys in March Box garden with clipped yew and birch tree at Lower House, Powys in March Trained hornbeam in a Doulton planter at Lower House, Powys in March Apple trees ringed by doughnuts of clipped box at Lower House, Powys in March Apple trees ringed by doughnuts of clipped box at Lower House, Powys in March Ferns unfurling their new fronds at Lower House, Powys in March amongst clipped yew, spikey yuccas and rambling euonymus. Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' scrambling through clipped yew.at Lower House, Powys in March. Lower House, Powys in March framed by clipped box and two large clipped Phillyrea latifolia framing the front door





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Malverleys in Late Spring
Malverleys, is an Italianate Victorian house with a 10 acre garden and parkland located in the Hampshire countryside.

Allium obliquum - Lopsided onion - flower bud opening up Abutilon vitifolium 'Album' Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian - growing in front of Rosa 'The Lady of the Lake' - Rambler Rose - on a wall Rosa 'The Lady of the Lake' - Rambler Rose Rosa 'Penelope' - Hybrid Musk Rose Rosa 'Penelope' - Hybrid Musk Rose White-themed bed, plants include: Rosa 'Penelope', Orlaya grandiflora, Eryngium giganteum, Digitalis purpurea 'Alba' and Nigella damascena 'Alba' Agrostemma 'Alba' - Corncockle Pelargonium 'Voodoo' Pelargonium 'Australian Mystery' Pelargonium 'Australian Mystery' Rosa 'Desdemona' - English Shrub Rose View through Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' - Sea Holly - and Leucanthemum - Ox-eye Daisy to a large copper bowl water feature





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Brockworth Court
A formal garden bursting with Autumnal colours and interest.

A part timbered Mediaeval manor house, seen over an island bed of clipped topiary and beneath the leafy canopy of a maple tree. Tim and Bridget Wiltshire, garden owners, Brockworth, Gloucestershire. A part timbered Mediaeval manor house, seen over an island bed of clipped topiary and past a maple tinged with autumn colour. Glimpsed past a maple tree, the part timbered facade of a Mediaeval manor house, edged in clipped topiary. At dawn, a part timbered Mediaeval manor house flanked by a formal box parterre, seen past an island bed of clipped topiary. A glimpse of Cooper's hill beside the facade of a part timbered, Mediaeval manor house overlooking a formal box parterre. A formal parterre created from clipped box hedges, balls and standards, with the red autumn foliage of small flowering almonds, Prunus triloba. A glimpse of Cooper's hill caught beside the facade of a part timbered, Mediaeval manor house, and seen over a formal box parterre. Prunus triloba, flowering almond, and Cornus kousa have red autumn foliage. A metal sculpture is set against a backdrop of Gloucestershire countryside. A formal parterre created from clipped box hedges, balls and standards, with the red autumn foliage of small flowering almonds, Prunus triloba. A formal parterre created from clipped box hedges, balls and standards, with the red autumn foliage of Cornus kousa and flowering almonds, Prunus triloba. At dawn, a formal parterre created from clipped box hedges, balls and standards, with the red autumn foliage of small flowering almonds, Prunus triloba. At dawn, a formal parterre created from clipped box hedges, balls and standards, with the red autumn foliage of small flowering almonds, Prunus triloba.





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