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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