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Parterres and Knot Gardens

The facts

Designed to be viewed from the house, or from a higher terrace, parterres and knot gardens were another key feature of Renaissance garden design.  The low trellis that had created the raised beds of Medieval gardens was replaced with low hedges.  

Parterres originally began as low hedged enclosures for flower beds, but as the designs became more intricate, the flowers disappeared