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   meander_michaele 02/04/2013

   Ha, I never thought I'd say this but, "I'm with her" meaning Marie Antoinette and her desire for less formality in her surroundings....not that the Queen's House isn't impressively grand. These are fascinating pictures and show a level of garden maintenance that I can't even begin to imagine. Can't wait to vicariously share more of your travels, Maria

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   Quiltingmamma 02/04/2013

   Well, meander1, perhaps you don't want to be with MA. It was over this kind of excess and disconnect from reality that she and her king were removed from Versailles, incarcerated and eventually killed. She even went to the extent of perfuming her 'farm' sheep. But it is a lovely place to visit. Her actual Petit Trianon - which was her regular 'get away' was small and quite rustic, just no pictures to show. It is a huge estate, and the water features with appropriate music playing, is really what seems to capture the show.

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   tractor1 02/04/2013

   The planters in that Modern Artscape photo are unique in that they can be rotated peridically so light strikes the entire plant equally on all sides. It also appears that whoever was shearing those tall shrubs ran out of ladder height or the tops were left uncut intentionally. Thank you Maria, for the grand tour.

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   Quiltingmamma 02/04/2013

   Good eye's Tractor1. I never noticed that!They should have big ladders or 'cherry pickers' as there are a LOT of hedges and trees to trim particularly in the upper gardens below the Orangerie. Better they than me.

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   user-7006916 02/04/2013

   Oh, this is lovely. I'm going to arrange my orangerie just like this come spring.

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   pattyspencer 02/04/2013

   Wow - I think the Organgerie pics are my favorite!

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   CJgardens 02/04/2013

   I enjoyed the humorous comments today and the gardens are pretty grand too. I agree with meander about the maintenance requirements being beyond imagination. I've never travelled to Europe so I was delighted to see photos of many familiar plants; dahlias, cosmos, salvia, larkspur, etc. Looking forward to photos of Monet's gardens.

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   grannieannie1 02/06/2013

   It has the "Wow" factor and a place to see once, which I have, but like most formal gardens, it misses "charming" by a mile, and I've never wished to recreate any of it in my own garden. That's my 2 cents.

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