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I’ve visited several botanical gardens over the years, seen Japanese rock gardens, sunken gardens, and water gardens, but I think that my favorite out of all those gardens has to be the garden I visited near the Parthenon in Greece. The garden flora wasn’t all that spectacular, but the garden sculptures more than made up for the lackluster vegetation. There were dozens of stone sculptures featuring figures from ancient Greece. In addition, all the stone sculptures appeared to harmonize with nature in a way that made them seem more a part of the environment than a man-made addition.
I liked the sculptures so much that when I returned home I bought a number of stonework pieces for my own garden. I also planted ivy and a few creeping jennies to make the sculptures look more like part of the environment, just as I had seen in Greece. I’d recommend stonework as an essential part of any thriving gard
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When I read what you wrote about how garden sculptures can enhance my garden’s beauty, I was immediately convinced. After getting my garden sculptures, people have complimented me about how much more fantastic my garden looks. Thank you so much for…