Picture Perfect: 27 Whimsical Secret Gardens
A collection of magical gardens that make you feel like you're wandering in a pleasant dream
Grace Chamia
18 March 2016
Houzz Contributor. I'm an experienced lifestyle journalist with a penchant for open houses that I have no intention of buying...
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Our new photo series is designed to provide you with a coffee-break escape. Take five minutes for yourself and dive into our showreel of beautiful spaces around the world.
Take a stroll through some of these dreamy garden designs and you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped through the looking glass. Through unassuming doors and vine-covered arbours, you’ll find fairytale schemes complete with curious accents, including a Cinderella-style bubble set alongside an ornamental lake, and a larger-than-life figure swimming through greener pastures. They are the closest thing you’ll find to a daydream – you might just have to pinch yourself to realise they’re real. Or simply give in and go with the fairy-tale flow…
Take a stroll through some of these dreamy garden designs and you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped through the looking glass. Through unassuming doors and vine-covered arbours, you’ll find fairytale schemes complete with curious accents, including a Cinderella-style bubble set alongside an ornamental lake, and a larger-than-life figure swimming through greener pastures. They are the closest thing you’ll find to a daydream – you might just have to pinch yourself to realise they’re real. Or simply give in and go with the fairy-tale flow…
1. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Lucca, Italy
2. Swimming against the tide. Moscow, Russian Federation
3. Rowing upstream. Moncalieri, Torino, Italy
5. Lost in the mists of time. Rønnede, Denmark
7. In full bloom. Firenze, Italy
8. When the clock strikes twelve. Northern Ireland, UK
9. Into the woods. San Francisco, USA
10. Across the pond. Latina, Italy
11. Dragon’s den. San Luis Obispo, California, USA
12. At heaven’s door. Melbourne, Australia
13. Stepping stones. West Sussex, UK
14. Well groomed. Saint-Malo, France
15. The road less travelled. Moncalieri, Torino, Italy
16. Lighting the way. København, Hovedstaden, Denmark
17. Sitting pretty. Madrid, Spain
18. Paying court. Rennemoulin, France
19. Faerie feast. Rennemoulin, France
20. A vine-clad entrance. Atlanta, USA
21. Bridging the gap. Paris, France
22. Through the hedges. Skanderborg, Midtjylland, Denmark
23. Sphere of influence. Winnetka, Illinois, United States
24. It has a certain ring to it. Sydney, Australia
25. Willow in the wind. Palo Alto, California, USA
26. Snow white. Seattle, USA
27. In the hobbit’s house. Philadelphia, USA
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Enchanting and magical. I lost myself in every one of these beautiful photos. Thank you!