Category Archives: Garden Rooms & Garden walks

Chinese Scholar’s Garden Staten Island

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I recently discovered a wonderful place, the Chinese Scholar’s Garden in Staten Island. I have been reading about Chinese gardens and learned that the first private gardens in China were created by Scholars and poets around the year 700. Many … Continue reading

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Italian Gardens

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I have been in Italy for a family wedding and was charmed by the Italian gardens. The terrain there is often steep and requires some terracing and most gardens in this hot climate do not rely on flowers because of … Continue reading

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