victorian era gardens
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By: Kassidy Legge
They had the flowers beds shaped
All of the flowers were placed geometrically
Squares was one of the main shapes used
Triangles were also very popular
Stone pathways
Little decorative pebbles
Beautiful benches
Rocks
Canopies
Pavilions
They used very bright colors
The most common was pink
They used a lot of purple
They had many greens also
They had orchids
Tulips
Roses
Shrubs
Daisies
Very common
Symbolized royalty
Symbolized being wealthy
Used in homes
Used in gardens
Favorite flower of queen Elizabeth
Over grown
Randomly placed
Not matching
no potted plants
Carefully placed
Flower beds
Potted plants
Statues
Gardens always had at least one statue
Most of the time they were of Greek gods
Many were of a women
Because of the time period they were never
fully dressed
These gardens were expensive
They showed your social class
Many workers were hired for the keep up of
the gardens
The more decrotive the more rich and
important you were
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