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Over the Garden Gate

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The maze at this historic house in Wiltshire, England is constructed of more than 16,000 English yew and stretches for close to 1.7 miles.
This 1938 Gothic novel featured this passage: ‘At the imposing Cornish estate of Manderley, there is a walled garden filled with rhododendrons and other cultivated flowers. The crimson rhododendrons, both their presence and smell, and the scent of azaleas are a frequent reminder to the new Mrs. de Winter that the late Mrs. de Winter shall not be forgot.’
Frederick Law ____________ was the gardener of America’s Gilded Age, and considered the father of landscape architecture in the U.S. He designed the grounds the White House and Central Park, NYC, but also many of the glitzy mansions and beaches in Newport, Rhode Island.
The ____ Gardens in Florence, Italy, were originally designed for the Medici and opened to the public in 1766. They represent one of the first and most important examples of an Italian Renaissance Garden, and include an open-air museum lined with statues.
Published in 1744, this English nursery rhyme reads: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With _________, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.
The Garden of Ramesses III is the oldest known garden in the world and located in which country?
One of the Wonders of the Ancient World, the ______ of Babylon was an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines. It was constructed of mud bricks and resembled a large, green mountain with exotic plants arranged like a stage play at different heights.
This literary character discovers the gardeners actually paint the roses when her world turns upside-down.
Referred to as ‘The Garden of Europe’ this Dutch exhibition ground literally translates as ‘kitchen courtyard’. Once a vegetable garden, it took its modern shape in 1949 when bulb growers and importers started using the grounds to exhibit flowers and sell bulbs to the public.
A research team at MIT proved that this plant can produce electricity.
The Botanical Gardens in this Canadian city offer everything from a tropical rainforest to an alpine meadow and represents all corners of the world with 22,000 plant varieties.
This British landscape gardener, Lancelot ______ Brown, died in 1783, and designed over 170 parks, many of which still exist.
Spread over 55 acres, this Canadian destination is comprised on many gardens, including an Italian Garden, a Sunken Garden, a Japanese Garden, and a Rose Garden, and even offers high tea to the flower-gazing visitor.
The famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet took place in this family’s garden orchard.
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This British author, ______ Nichols, wrote more than 60 books in his lifetime, including his first book, the novel Prelude (1920) and his last book, Twilight (1982), but is best remembered for his charming books on gardens.
Obtained from a flower, this is the most expensive spice in the world.
What is the oldest known cultivated plant?
What plant can survive the harsh climate of Antarctica?
In 1732, John Bartram established America’s first Botanical Garden in this city. Bartram was regarded as the greatest naturalist in the world and believed to have introduced 150 North American plant species to Europe.
For the 'Sun King', King Louis XIV, the gardens of this imposing palace were as important as the building itself, and took over 40 years to complete.
, In Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth is impressed by the gardens at this estate belonging to Mr. Darcy, as they are so different than the simple kitchen garden at her own home.
Which country has the most diverse range of flora in the world?
What is the tallest species of grass?
Night Blooming _____ is known as ‘the Queen of the Night’ because of its nocturnal blooming.