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New Zealand: Hamilton Gardens – All Kinds of Gardens at Hamilton Gardens, NZ
This fun animal pool garden is just one of creative gardens in the Hamilton Gardens. Some of the others are: English Flower Garden, Italian Renaissance Garden, Te Parapara Garden, Japanese Garden of Contemplation, Tudor Garden and Indian Char Bagh Garden.
New Zealand: Hamilton Gardens – Tudor Garden at Hamilton Gardens, NZ
In the 16th century the English aristocracy were fascinated by intricate geometric patterns. These Tudor Garden reflects this. There were also knot gardens and some were called fantasy gardens where fantasy plays were held. Notice the carved heraldic beasts on poles: griffin, dragon, centaur, phoenix, unicorn, satyr and sea serpent. See if you can find “Bottom” from Shakespeare’s play Midsummer Nights’ Dream.
