Category:Thematic Gardens

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Desert garden Garden featuring boulders and stones with succulents and other plants that tolerate low rainfall, extreme heat and cold, developed in the Southwest of the US.

  1. Arid landscaping Landscaping with low-water-use plants.

Rock garden Stony garden developed on a slope to resemble a mountain scree.

Alpine garden Garden which creates the image of high altitude environment and plants.

Bible garden Usually a small garden featuring cultivated plants mentioned in the Bible.

Spring garden Garden developed to feature the color and feeling of spring, often a feature of a larger garden laid out informally in a grove of trees or as part of a shrub mass.

Fall garden (AmE) (BrE, Autumn garden) Garden laid out to take advantage of the bronzes, yellows and oranges of autumn-turning leaves.

Winter garden Cold-climate garden arranged to deflect chilling winds and provide enjoyment through skillfully contrasts of snow and evergreens, and early blooming bulbs such as snowdrops and crocuses.

Color garden Gardening that develops a single color or series of colors in an overall theme.

  1. Blue garden Garden in which blue-toned flowers and blue-leafed plants predominate with white or yellow flower masses as accents.
  2. Grey garden (Lavender garden) Garden designed with gray-leafed plants and purplish flowers as the primary feature. Stone outcrops or walls are often used as a backdrop.
  3. Red garden Garden designed with red foliage plants or flowering annuals and perennials as a main theme. White and blue plants are used for accent plantings.

Rose garden (Rosarium; Rosetum) Garden or part of one, organized for the culture of roses, often selected hybrids.

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