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2006-08-10 03:57:06 · 39 answers · asked by y_answrs_brainbus 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC .
It may be only a fable...
2006-08-10 04:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by elcycer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Imperial Palace Gardens in Tokyo, Japan.
The Gardens are all about contrast and control; like all good Japanese gardens, the Imperial Gardens are perfection in layout and groomed better than a Grand Champion poodle at the Westminster Kennel Club run-offs.
But, they're somehow more than that.
The Imperial Gardens are located right downtown, in the heart of Tokyo. Those who've been to New York's Central Park understand the feeling of going from city to upstate woodlands in ten steps; but, in Tokyo, it's going from Tokyo to Edo, and from a metropolis to a microcosm.
There is a silence of spirit in the Gardens, and a sense of unchanging calm. To be there is to be emptied, and yet filled.
How they did this with rhododendrons, mossy rocks and tiny maple trees is quite beyond me...but, they did. If you ever can, see for yourself.
2006-08-10 04:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It cannot be Eden, the head gardener was such a stickler for the rules , God knows why, it was only an apple. The greatest garden of all time is one created by a poor man in a former wilderness. I have created six such gardens. Vast projects created by the minions of the rich are just too ostentatious to be included. Real gardens are created from seeds, begged, borrowed or stolen.
2006-08-10 04:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The greatest garden of all time was my grandmother's flower garden. It lined her driveway and it consisted of a mix of every kind of flower she could get her hands on. Ever Sunday, my family took a 45-minute drive to go visit my grandmother and grandfather, and every Sunday, she would arrange for me from this garden the most beautiful boquets I've ever seen. Oranges, reds, yellows, blues and purples... My favorites were always the Tiger Lilies.
The reason my grandmother's garden was the greatest of all time is because I have so few fond memories from my childhood to hold onto... her garden is the one thing I can look back on and remember fondly. Nothing bad ever happened there, it was always beautiful and perfect.
She took a photo of me when I was four years old... standing in front of a lilac bush near that garden, beautiful pink sundress flowing in the breeze, and a boquet of love rested over my right arm... I felt like Miss America. When I see that photo, I am reminded of the beautiful garden my grandmother so lovingly shared with me all those years ago.
:)
2006-08-10 04:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by TakeMe2YourLeader 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall. History behind them is interesting and the work that has gone into them is amazing. Really worth a look.
2006-08-12 00:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by PhoebeR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brodick castle gardens on The Isle of Arran, Scotland.
2006-08-12 04:57:15 · answer #6 · answered by weegleajeems 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Garden of Eden.
2006-08-10 09:30:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garden of Eden
2006-08-11 03:02:50 · answer #8 · answered by angelo26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, or the Hanging Gardens or Babylon. Do you agree, or am I just a blooming idiot?
2006-08-10 04:03:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bellingrath Gardens in Mobile, AL it's absolutely gorgeous.
2006-08-10 04:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋