A garden laid out in a conventional and ordered design.
the Georgian house is surrounded by formal gardens
a formal garden with an ornamental pool and wooded walks
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Each dormitory had a formal garden in front of it, a small plot with tropical plants that we tried to clip into funny shapes.
The right-hand wing features a room that overlooks the formal gardens.
The small, variously shaped flowerbeds of his formal garden still survive.
Figures are posed in formal gardens, evoking an air of romantic ennui, a nostalgia for a vanished age.
Walk a bit farther in this direction if you want to visit the beautiful formal gardens and wildlife park.
Though weeds may be banished from the central beds of a formal garden, they were still capable of sturdy growth and a beauty all their own.
In 1809, the grand country house had its formal gardens torn up to create a romantic wilderness.
Another unusual feature was the discovery of large formal gardens within the courtyard and in front of the palace, now partly reconstructed.
Visitors can also enjoy strolling about the now mature formal garden, which also lies within the moated area.
It draws beautifully on French formal gardens, at first luring the viewer with a sense of calm familiarity, then captivating the eye with details which are exciting and current.