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Gardens Near and Far episode 8 – Daitoku-ji, Japan

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / June 20, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 8 – Daitoku-ji, Japan: silence, minimalism and symbolic meaning reign in the Japanese Zen garden. Stone lanterns, purifying basins and white rocks and pebbles are meticulously designed and laid out. The monastery of Daitoku-ji consists of a main temple surrounded by 23 sub-temples, separated from the city by an encircling wall. It is entered via one of three great portals. Its dry gardens embody the principles of Zen abstract philosophy: colour, plants and minerals are kept to a minimum. The paths take one on a journey in which the body is cleansed prior […]

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Gardens Near and Far episode 7 – Casa de Mateus

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / June 19, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 7 – The Casa de Mateus baroque palace and grounds, nestle among vineyards near the Douro valley, in northern Portugal. The Casa de Mateus estate has belonged to the counts of Albuquerque for over three centuries. Its wealth stems from cereals and wine production. Its crowning splendour is the impeccably maintained, constantly changing formal gardens, but the buildings, gardens, vineyards and orchards form a perfect whole, making this one of the finest and most historic gardens in Portugal and indeed in Europe. Gardens Near and Far episode 7 – Casa de Mateus

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Gardens Near and Far episode 6 – Bois des Moutiers

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / June 18, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far ep. 6 – Bois des Moutiers: a garden located on the Normandy Coast, in the style of an English garden. Unique in France, it was designed by a renowned English landscaper and architect. In the 19th century, Guillaume Mallet acquired a vast area of virgin land overlooking the sea. To landscape it, Mallet, who was a passionate amateur gardener, called upon the services of Gertrude Jekyll, one of the most famous English landscapers of the early 20th century. She developed the concept of a mixed border, flowerbeds in which all flowers are mixed, and

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Gardens Near and Far ep. 5 – Blenheim, UK

Gardens Near and Far / 1 minute of reading / June 13, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far ep. 5 – Blenheim, UK: In 1705, architect John Vanbrugh and gardener Henry Wise designed the garden in Blenheim, in Britain. It symbolised the political and military power of the Duke of Marlborough. Sixty years later, Capability Brown reworked the estate, reshaping the landscape into the image of a romantic painting. Gardens Near and Far ep. 5 – Blenheim, UK An eighteenth century house and park with a nineteenth century garden. The palace, designed by Vanbrugh c1705, was the nation’s reward to the first Duke of Marlborough for his victories over Louis XIV.

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Gardens Near and Far ep. 4 – Bagh-e Fin, Iran

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / June 11, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far ep. 4 – Bagh-e Fin, Iran – The town of Kashan, in the middle of the desert, 250 kilometres from Tehran, is home to the oldest remaining Persian garden. It was Shah Abbas the Great who ordered its construction in 1587, with the aim of reproducing the gardens described in the Quran, symbolising paradise. Gardens Near and Far ep. 4 – Bagh-e Fin, Iran Fin Garden (Persian: Bagh-e Fin) located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan’s Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin

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Gardens Near and Far ep. 3 – Babylonstoren, South Africa

Gardens Near and Far episode 3 – Babylonstoren, South Africa

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / June 6, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 3 – Babylonstoren, South Africa: Jean-Philippe Teyssier, a landscape architect, takes us on a journey to discover the most beautiful gardens in the world. Set within 3,5 hectares (8 acres) of cultivated fruit and vegetables, the big garden at Babylonstoren is at the heart of the farm. It was inspired by the historic Company’s Garden in Cape Town, which supplied sailing ships of the Dutch East India Company with fresh vegetables and fruit during the days when the Cape was a halfway station between Europe and Asia. But we also link back to

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Gardens Near and Far ep. 2 - Agdal, Morocco

Gardens Near and Far episode 2 – Agdal, Morocco

Gardens Near and Far / 1 minute of reading / June 5, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardens Near and Far episode 2 – Agdal, Morocco, nestled between the Atlas Mountains and the Djebilet desert, the Agdal garden is an oasis of more than 500 hectares surrounded by ramparts, next to Marrakech. Jean-Philippe Teyssier, a landscape architect, takes us on a journey to discover the most beautiful gardens in the world. Gardens Near and Far episode 2 – Agdal, Morocco The Agdal Gardens (or Aguedal Gardens) are botanical gardens of around 400 hectares (4.0 km2; 1.5 sq mi) in surface area, located to the south of Dar El Makhzen, the Royal Palace, and the

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Gardens Near and Far ep. 1 – Villa Gamberaia

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / February 28, 2019 / By HDclump

Jean-Philippe Teyssier, landscape architect, takes us on a journey to discover the most beautiful gardens in France and Europe. Beautiful example of harmony, the garden of the Villa Gamberaia dominates Florence and summarizes the art of Italian gardens. The park of the Villa Gamberaia retains its Renaissance imprint through the presence of iconic materials of the time: pebbles, slag and especially shells. Its orangery reminds us: citrus fruits are the kings of the Italian garden, used in the natural pharmacopoeia, the production of perfumes, cooking, but also as a gift for distinguished guests. Gardens Near and Far

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