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Keukenhof The Garden of Holland By : andyx5 A look at this years flower exhibition at Keukenhof in Lisse in holland. The beautiful gardens are a place i enjoy every year and hope that you can find time to go there too. The Inspirational Garden at Chateau Villandry in the Enchanting Loire Valley By : The Chateau Villandry Gardens are a sheer delight. They are lovingly and enthusiastically tended by Henri Carvallo, curator of the chateau and great-grandson of Dr Joachim Carvallo who purchased the chateau in 1906. At that time Villandry when Dr Carvallo purchased the property it was on the point of being demolished. It had been disfigured by the walling up of the arches, fake windows and additions and the moat had been filled in. Joachim Carvallo envisaged the harmonious renaissance architecture and the original design. He devoted himself to the restoration of Villandry and its gardens giving up an impressive career in science under the tutelage of a professor who later went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Great Gardens of the Enchanting Loire Valley By : The Loire Valley is a superb delight for garden enthusiasts. Not only can you ogle at the spectacular chateaux and enjoy fine French cuisine and great Loire valley wine, tourists can also marvel at some amazing gardens. The whole valley is now listed b UNESCO as a world heritage site The Origin of Mythical Creatures as Weathervanes By : Dana Smith The Tower of the Winds (Horologion) built in Athens by the astronomer Andronicus around the first half of the first century BC is apparently the oldest surviving weathervane if not the very first in human history. The weathervane itself was destroyed long ago, a beautiful bronze merman warrior known as a Triton. A Few Gardens Built By The Moghuls By : Paul India today, comprises of several magical gardens built by the Moghuls. The first Moghul immigrant to India was Babur who ruled the kingdom of Agra from the year 1483 to 1530. Besides being a warrior he was blessed with a poetic talent also. The Secrets of the Lost Gardens of Heligan by Tom Petherick By : Tom Petherick Renowned head gardener and journalist Tom Petherick discusses his time at the Lost Gardens of Heligan.