• California, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on November 29th, 2010

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    Quail Botanical Gardens

    Quail Botanical Gardens

    The Quail Botanical Gardens 30 acres (12.1 ha) are located at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, California, USA, and include rare bamboo groves (said to be the largest bamboo collection in the United States), desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden. The gardens are open to [...]

  • Gardens of Asia, Japan

    Posted on November 28th, 2010

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    Engakuji Temple Garden (Eifuku-ji)

    Engakuji Temple Garden (Eifuku-ji)

    Engakuji is the main temple of the Engakuji section of the Rinzai Buddhist sect. The garden was restored in 1969 according to an old drawing. Zen Buddhism regarded gardens as microcosms of the natural landscape and this is a fine example. Kamakura became important when Shogun Yorimoto Minamoto wrested power from the imperial court at [...]

  • Gardens of Asia, Japan

    Posted on November 27th, 2010

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    Katsura Imperial Palace Garden

    Katsura Imperial Palace Garden

    Katsura Imperial Villa was built in the early Edo Period for Prince Toshhihito (1579-1629) and work began when he was 40. The prince himself was the main designer, working with Kobori Enshu, a tea master, government official and garden designer. A lake (1.25 ha) was dug, hills and islands formed, beaches made, pavillions built and [...]

  • Gardens of Australia

    Posted on August 5th, 2010

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    Garden of Wooden Sculptures

    Garden of Wooden Sculptures

    This remarkable garden is located in Melbourne. It’s amazing how this awesome sculptures has been fitted in this environment. In some moments your eye can trick you and you could start believing that this sculptures are mother nature product. Enjoy in this great sculptures

  • California, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on April 19th, 2010

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    Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium

    Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium

    The Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium is a 1 acre (4,000 m²) family-owned botanical garden specializing in cacti and other desert plants, located at 1701 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California, USA. It is open to the public for a fee. The Gardens were established in 1939 by Patricia and Chester “Cactus Slim” Moorten, [...]

  • Gardens of Asia, Japan

    Posted on April 19th, 2010

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    Kyoto Gosho Imperial Palace Garden

    Kyoto Gosho Imperial Palace Garden

    The Kyoto Imperial Palace (, Ky?to Gosho) is an imperial palace of Japan, though the Emperor of Japan is not in residence. The Emperor has resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace since 1869 (Meiji Restoration) and ordered the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1877. Today the grounds are open to the public, and [...]

  • California, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on April 14th, 2010

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    Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

    Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

    The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens are located on 47 acres (19 hectares) in Fort Bragg, California, USA between California’s Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. It includes canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs, and a closed-cone pine forest. The Gardens were founded in 1961 by Ernest and Betty Schoefer. In 1992, the California Coastal Conservancy purchased the [...]

  • England, Gardens of Europe

    Posted on April 14th, 2010

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    Stockwood Park

    Stockwood Park

    Stockwood Park is a large urban park in Luton, Bedfordshire near to Junction 10 of the M1 motorway and is acclaimed for its period formal gardens, leading crafts museums and extensive golfing facilities. Museums Stockwood Craft Museum is housed in the 18th century stables of the former Stockwood House and the setting is well suited [...]

  • Gardens of Europe, Scotland

    Posted on April 11th, 2010

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    Torosay Castle and Gardens

    Torosay Castle and Gardens

    Torosay is a spectacular 150 year old Scottish baronial style castle surrounded by magnificent and unique gardens, just a mile from the ferry pier at Craignure on the south- east of the Isle of Mull. Connected by its very own narrow gauge steam railway, the castle and gardens have become a ‘must see’ attraction for [...]

  • Gardens of Europe, Spain

    Posted on April 11th, 2010

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    Generalife Garden

    Generalife Garden

    The Palacio de Generalife (Arabic: Jannat al-’Arif – Architect’s Garden) was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid sultans of Granada. The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302-1309) and redecorated shortly after by Abu I-Walid Isma’il (1313-1324). The complex consists of the Patio de la Acequia (Court [...]

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