Garden Pics - Garden Photos

Paleis Het Loo is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The Dutch Baroque building was built between 1684 and 1686 with the garden design by Claude Desgotz.

Palace Het Loo Apeldoorn, originally uploaded by SeeHolland.

The famous Dutch Baroque Garden at Het Loo Paleis follows the Baroque general formula established by André Le Nôtre: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins and statues.

the Netherlands - Apeldoorn, Palace Het Loo, originally uploaded by vtveen.

The main garden, with conservative rectangular beds instead of more elaborately shaped ones, is an enclosed space surrounded by raised walks, as a Renaissance garden might be, tucked into the woods for private enjoyment.

At its far end a shaded crosswalk of trees disguised the central vista. The orange trees set out in wooden boxes and wintered in an Orangery, which were a feature of all gardens, did double duty for the House of Orange-Nassau.

Paleis Het Loo Gardens, originally uploaded by Breigh.com.

In 1960 Queen Wilhelmina declared that when she died the palace would go to the State. It did in 1962, when Wilhelmina died at Het Loo Palace. After a thorough restoration it now houses a national museum and library devoted to the House of Orange-Nassau in Dutch history. The lost gardens of Het Loo were fully restored starting in 1970, in time to celebrate its tricentennial in 1984. Its new brickwork, trelliswork and ornaments are as raw as they must have been in 1684 and will mellow with time.

Het Loo, originally uploaded by ~Janneke.

Bellagio’s Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by WenDem.

Well known in Las Vegas for their Casino, the Bellagio Hotel also features a Conservatory and Botanical Garden that is changed 5 times a year to reflect the seasons (Winter, Chinese New Year, Spring, Summer and Fall). The hanging watering cans and floating flowers are interesting - but check out the red ladybug made out of flowers! I expect this Las Vegas Botanical Garden is not the most traditional on the planet.

Middle Garden May, originally uploaded by Four Seasons Garden.

Tony and Marie Newton have nurtured this beautiful private English garden located just outside Birmingham to award winning status two years in a row. Their garden won last year’s Daily Mail National Garden Competition and in 2006 they grew to win Walsall in Bloom. Tony and Marie have many more lovely garden photos to share but this one featuring both pagoda and wooden foot bridge is my favourite. See more of the Four Seasons Garden at: www.fourseasonsgarden.co.uk

Hot mineral spring, originally uploaded by Čajka.

I came across this picture today and found it interesting. As a young North American I think of war and conflict when I think of Serbia. I guess it shows how much our North American news media can colour our thinking. This bright and cheerful garden photo was taken infront of the Vrnjačka Banja thermal spa and shows off some very modern Serbian architecture.