He built extensive gardens and castles which were themselves great works of art.

Azaleas are frequently used around foundations and occasionally as hedges, and many larger-leafed rhododendrons lend themselves well to more informal plantings and woodland gardens, or as specimen plants.

These writers concern themselves with the size of the Hanging Gardens, why and how they were built, and how the gardens were irrigated.

Before Clerkenwell became a built-up area, it had a reputation as a resort a short walk out of the city, where Londoners could disport themselves at its spas, of which there were several, based on natural chalybeate springs, tea gardens and theatres.

Furthermore, the Ways themselves are deteriorating: well-maintained stone paths and gardens, once spiraling majestically into warmth and light, now crumble into bottomless darkness and pitted bare stone.

Entering the queuing area through a pair of ornate gates, guests find themselves in the mansion's well-tended gardens and courtyards.

The gardens are primarily rented by residents of apartments in the area and offer local residents the opportunity to express themselves in a small plot of dirt, which results in many colourful artistic displays.

Agricultural alternatives are being sought, and have manifested themselves in the form of farmers ’ markets, farmed goods sold through the community cooperatives, urban gardens, and even school programs that endorse community agriculture.

Unlike the medieval gardens depicted above, these gardens were ornate outdoor spaces where members of the court could convene and cool themselves from the intense heat of the sun.

Before leaving their parent colonies, winged females take a small section of fungus into their bucchal pouches, and with this, the subsequently wingless queens ' seed ' the fungus gardens of incipient colonies, cutting and collecting the first few sections of leaf themselves.

The warriors themselves were attracted to the culture of the nobles, and enthusiastically emulated the latter's tastes until they were able to produce a synthesis that went beyond what had existed earlier such as the rise of rock gardens influenced by Zen among other art forms that has had a lasting impact to this day.

While the goals of the NGO are important in a global context, the community goals are being met through the work of forming the urban gardens themselves.

One group of prisoners found themselves in a three-sided " cell " which faced the ocean, and were able to swim away to tend to their gardens and visit their families.

The gardener must follow the true artist, however modestly, in his respect for things as they are, in delight in natural form and beauty of flower and tree, if we are to be free from barren geometry, and if our gardens are ever to be true pictures .... And as the artist's work is to see for us and preserve in pictures some of the beauty of landscape, tree, or flower, so the gardener's should be to keep for us as far as may be, in the fulness of their natural beauty, the living things themselves.

It was founded in 1489 by Haarlem mayor Symon Pieterszoon van Loo and his wife Godelt Willemsdochter, on the Grebbesteeg ' purely to honor and rest the souls of their parents and themselves ' by funding 13 rooms with gardens to be administered by the ' gasthuismeesters ' of the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis nearby.

Aside from the gardens themselves there are several works of art all over the campus.

It is situated in a pleasant country, near the promontory of the high mountain Libanus, in a great plain toward the sea-shore, where you may see abundance of vineyards, and very fine gardens, enclosed with hedges for the most part, consisting chiefly of Rhamus, Paliurus, Oxyacantha, Phillyrea, Lycium, Balaustium, Rubus, and little Palm-trees, that are low, and so sprout and spread themselves.

Many sensory gardens devote themselves to providing experience for multiple senses ; those specialising in scent are sometimes called scented gardens, those specialising in music / sound are sound gardens where the equipment doubles up to provides an enhanced opportunity for strategic developmental, learning and educational outcomes.

The guardsmen ( mainly Roman shop keepers and office clerks ) whose service had previously been limited to standing in ranks and presenting arms at ceremonial occasions, now found themselves patrolling the walls, gardens and courtyards of Vatican City and standing guard at the entrances to papal buildings around the Eternal City.

The Entwives lived in peace until their gardens were destroyed by Sauron ( most likely during the War of the Last Alliance ), and they themselves disappeared.

After the end of the Seven Years ' War in 1763, French noblemen were able to voyage to England and see the gardens for themselves, and the style began to be adapted in French gardens.

Beautiful homes and gardens are trademarks of the South and cities particularly noted for them are Charleston, S.C., Natchez, Miss., and Savannah, Ga..

In the first courtyard there are some fine bas-reliefs and friezes, and in the second a series of delightful terraced roof gardens above an ivy-covered wall.

The gardens of the palazzo, shaded by a huge magnolia tree, are most attractive.

Some perennials and biennials are grown in gardens as annuals for convenience, particularly if they are not considered cold hardy for the local climate.

Although they are often considered to be weeds in gardens, this viewpoint is not always necessary, as most of them die when the soil temperature warms up again in early to late spring when other plants are still dormant and have not yet leafed out.

Many other genera, both perennials and bulbs, are grown in gardens in tropical and temperate regions ( e. g. Watsonia, Crocus, Dietes, Tritonia, Hesperantha and Neomarica ).

Many species of Amaryllidoideae are popular as ornamentals in parks and gardens.

It includes all land under temporary crops ( double-cropped areas are counted only once ), temporary meadows for mowing or market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow ( less than five years ).

* The Bürgerfest is celebrated on the first weekend of July, when the palace gardens with their ancient walls are transformed into a medieval camp.

As a consequence there are four chimney-pieces by Algardi in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, and in the gardens, the figures on the fountain of Neptune are also by him.

The houses are separated from one another by fruit gardens.

In 1931, the castle gardens were first opened to the public, and are now open daily between April and the end of July, after which the Queen arrives for her annual stay.

They are important for plant life now and Bayonne's botanic gardens adjoin the walls on both sides of the Nive.

Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens.

Its flowers are attractive to bees, which are important for gardens with an abundance of plants in need of pollination.

The manifestations of the earth element are found in plants, trees, mountains, forests, caves and gardens.

There are 33 sand Chicago beaches, a plethora of museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons, and 10 bird and wildlife gardens.

Around humans, chipmunks can eat cultivated grains and vegetables, and other plants from farms and gardens, so they are sometimes considered pests.

Kitchen gardens provided herbs, including some, such as tansy, rue, pennyroyal, and hyssop, which are rarely used today.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim the week of april 29th to may 7th, 1961, as Rhode Island Heritage Week, advising our citizens that throughout this week many historic houses and beautiful gardens will be open to visitors as well as industrial plants, craft shops, museums and libraries and I earnestly urge all to take advantage of these opportunities to see as many of these places as they can during this outstanding week.

The cane toad inhabits open grassland and woodland, and has displayed a " distinct preference " for areas that have been modified by humans, such as gardens and drainage ditches.

The idea of open gardens without hedges may be distasteful to those who enjoy privacy.

Leicester also built a loggia, or open gallery, beside the great keep to lead to the new formal gardens.

To the south of the Living Room is a pool deck, a hot tub, and some of the extensive grounds of the mansion, featuring gardens, hot air balloon landing pads, open fields, fishing holes, and the like.

It is administered separately from the gardens and is the only permanently open attraction within the grounds that requires an additional fee to view.

Miniature wargaming typically involves the use of 6 – 54 mm painted metal or plastic miniatures for units, and model scenery placed on a tabletop or floor as a playing surface, although other open areas such as gardens and sandboxes are sometimes used.

The house and gardens are now owned by the Society of Antiquaries of London, and is open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the summer.

Several gardens open specially in February for visitors to admire the flowers.

* Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh judged Ambridge's entries in the National Gardens Scheme open gardens competition in May 2003.

Maltby was constructed under the auspices of the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Company and included ample open spaces and provision for gardens.

Although still home to the current Lord and Lady Montagu, parts of the house and gardens are open daily to the public.

A basin of urban ecology, Metz gained its nickname of Green City (), displaying extensive open grounds and public gardens and the historic downtown is one of the largest commercial, pedestrian areas in France.

The gardens are open to the public year round.

However the more extensive gardens that are now open to the public were largely the result of the efforts of four successive squires of Heligan.

The gardens are open to the public during daylight hours all year round.

The " New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening " ( 1999 ) points out that among the various kinds of organisations now known as botanical gardens there are many public gardens with little scientific activity, and it cites a more abbreviated definition that was published by the World Wildlife Fund and IUCN when launching the ’’ Botanic Gardens Conservation Strategy ’’ in 1989: " A botanic garden is a garden containing scientifically ordered and maintained collections of plants, usually documented and labelled, and open to the public for the purposes of recreation, education and research.

The gardens are open daily and are free to the public.

For many years his gardens at Arkley Manor were open to the public so his no dig methods, symbolised by a robin resting on a spade handle, could be seen first hand.

An architectural mixture of late Gothic and early Renaissance, Château de Chenonceau and its gardens are open to the public.

Works in Ireland include the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge Dublin, which consists of a bridge over the railway and a bridge over the river Liffey ( unbuilt ) and two tiered sunken gardens ; Heywood Gardens, County Laois ( open to the public ) consisting of a hedge garden, lawns, tiered sunken garden and a belvedere ; extensive changes and extensions to Lambay Castle, Lambay Island near Dublin consisting of a circular battlement enclosing the restored and extended castle and farm building complex, upgraded cottages and stores near the harbour, a real tennis court, a large guest house ( The White House ), a boathouse and a chapel ; alterations and extensions to Howth Castle, County Dublin ; the unbuilt Hugh Lane gallery straddling the River Liffey on the site of the Ha ' penny Bridge and the unbuilt Hugh Lane Gallery on the west side of St Stephen's Green ; a Lodge at Costelloe, County Galway ( that was used for refuge by J Bruce Ismay the Chairman of the White Star Line following the sinking of the Titanic ) and a hunting lodge near Rosapenna in northern County Donegal, most recently used as a youth hostel.

* Jardin de Tivoli, Paris, a garden and park open between 1766 and 1842, made to resemble the gardens of the Villa d ' Este in Tivoli, Italy