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Longwood Gardens: 6. Palaces and longwood gardens Denmark's castles form a very notable com¬pany. They mostly date from the 16th century and are almost invariably surrounded by beautiful parks and longwood gardens. In the capital there are Rosenborg and Frederiksberg, supplemented gardenwise by the Royal Horticultural longwood gardens and the city's splendidly landscaped Botanical longwood gardens. Other castles in Zealand are Hiller0d's Frederiksborg (already mentioned), not to be confused with Frederiksfcerg, and Naestved's Gis-selfeld, while beyond the confines of Zealand at least seven leap up in the mind to be counted.
longwood gardens are at their magnificent best in sun-warmed Monaco, so closely guarded from rough winds by the Maritime Alps. Four varied longwood gardens, all beautifully maintained, are the Casino Park and Flower Beds; the Exotic longwood gardens (with interesting grottoes), appropriately known as "Petite Afrique," boasting tropical trees and shrubs; the neighboring Park of Princess Antoinette; and the St. Martin longwood gardens, with their hand¬some pines, adjacent to the Oceanographic Museum on Monaco Rock.See Also Flower Gardens:Present day trends in the design of houses and gardens are toward simplification. Functionalism is considered good. So is originality, provided it is not too ex¬treme. Originality that comes from strain and striving for the unusual defeats its purpose. It lacks restraint. Superficial Decoration has been discarded. Along with the gingerbread and curlicues of late nine¬teenth and early twentieth century archi¬tecture have gone geometrical flower beds, tortuous paths, elaborate fountains, com¬plicated rustic work, gazing globes and other features that once cluttered gardens. The best gardens of today are lovely and
livable.
Botanical gardens will be found at Zurich, Basel, Geneva and St. Gall; a special garden of tropical plants is maintained on the Brissago Is¬lands, in Lake Maggiore, almost at the Italian frontier; and Alpine flower gardens of interest are at Sckynige Platte, near Interlaken, and at Rochers-de-Naye, a mountain resort nearly 6000 feet above sea level, reached by an electric mountain railway, in one hour, from Montreux.
On The Other Hand See Japanese Garden:The plan for the wild garden is smaller than the others in this book. Wildflowers are never quite as grandiose as the plants used in a typical garden or herbaceous border. They need a more intimate setting.
This plot is designed for a corner of a property and asks that a deciduous tree—here a japanese garden maple—be included for open shade during the hot summer. A birdbath is provided since birds and wild-flowers go together. Stepping stones should be in the plan so you can walk directly into the garden to see the flowers close-up. Bloom will begin in early spring and continue into the fall.
I've been growing ornamental grasses in the garden for over eight years. By the end of August, eulalia grass is often over 10 feet tall, reed grass reaches to 15, japanese garden blood grass is turning deep red, golden top shimmers with silken gilt, blue fescue forms 18-inch clumps of steely blue, and spike rush is 1 inch tall. They are all beautiful.
Unfortunately, at the same time that the garden is a graceful jumble of abstract lines, the lawn is a scraggly 2 inches higher than it should be and badly needs a trim. |
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