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The 10 Most Influential Gardening Styles
- The NYT identifies 10 key garden styles, tracing global traditions from Persian to Contemporary designs.
- Persian gardens are described as enclosed, shaded, and lush with a four-quadrant layout and central pool.
- Japanese gardens emphasize simplicity, restraint, and elements like rocks, water features, and maples.
- Italian Renaissance gardens are noted for symmetry and geometric layouts with parterres and fountains.
- Andalusian gardens focus on interior balance and serenity, featuring courtyards and tilework.
- French Royal gardens are grand and geometric, often built around parterres and strong sightlines.
- English Landscape gardens favor naturalistic, irregular forms with lakes and sweeping lawns.
- English Cottage gardens blend romance with informal plantings and roses.
- American Colonial gardens emphasize simple, traditional layouts with brick paths and white fences.
- Midcentury Modern gardens adopt biomorphic forms and sculptural plants in spacious layouts.
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