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Knot gardens
demonstrate the formal art of pruning and shaping plants in a defined
garden space. They first appeared in English, French and Italian gardens
in the sixteenth century. This unique knot garden offers an abstract contemporary
twist to traditional knot garden design. Deciduous, broadleaf and evergreen
hedges have been combined in a variety of heights and shapes and punctuated
by pyramidal forms. The Knot Garden can be viewed from the top of the
Spiral Mound.
HIGHLIGHTS
- This unique
knot garden offers an abstract contemporary twist to traditional knot
garden design. Deciduous, broadleaf and evergreen hedges have been combined
in a variety of heights and shapes and are punctuated by pyramidal and
fastigiated (cluster of parallel, erect branches) forms.
- A variety
of pruning techniques designed to regulate and control the growth of
plants are demonstrated in this garden.
- The species
selected can withstand rigorous and regular pruning and shaping. The
form, colour and texture of the hedges define the structure of the garden
and provide yearround interest long after the perennials have finished
blooming.
- The Knot
Garden can be viewed from the top of the Spiral Mound.
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