The gardens at Tryon Palace
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The gardens of the historic Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC, is described. Landscape architect Morley Jeffers Williams worked on the gardens from 1955 to 1962 as part of the reconstruction undertaken by the Tryon Palace Commission. He based his plans on the style of 18th-century England.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1998
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Going gold: the fall gardens at Biltmore
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Biltmore Estate, America's largest private residence with 250 rooms, stands most glorious at autumn. Its landscape, developed in the late 1880s by the father of American landscape architecture, Frederic Law Olmsted, is made unique by a most wonderful and richest weave of colors.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1997
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Two gardens at Williamsburg
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Two colonial gardens in Williamsburg, VA, featured in M. Kent Brinkley's book 'The Gardens of Williamsburg,' are the Orlando Jones and the John Blair gardens. A discussion of the interesting features of both gardens is presented.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1996
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