Water features, like other aspects of the garden, can be a source of competition. One of my favorite "water fight" examples starts at Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Het Loo boasts "the highest spouting fountain in Europe"...
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Pulling into Riverbend in Kohler, Wisconsin is like entering another world. This arts and crafts style English manor house with its picturesque setting takes us back 100 years. It provides a case study in how to create a garden that looks older than it actually is...
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In 1772, William Chambers wrote of Chinese gardens, ”Their scenes of terror are composed of gloomy woods, … The trees are ill formed..., and seemingly torn to pieces by the violence of tempests.” Perhaps no where are these scenes of “ill formed” trees more present than in the ancient art of penjing. If you enjoy Penjing, a scholar garden is the place for you and this collection is dazzling....
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