Dutch garden

noun

A type of formal garden associated with the Netherlands, typically featuring a symmetrical arrangement of parterres, topiary, and artificial water features.

First used 18th c.
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nounDutch garden (plural Dutch gardens)

plural Dutch gardens

  1. A type of formal garden associated with the Netherlands, typically featuring a symmetrical arrangement of parterres, topiary, and artificial water features.First known use 18th c.

    Mr. Britling had to go to the house for instructions, and guided by the underbutler found Lady Homartyn hiding away in the walled Dutch garden behind the dairy.

    1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 171
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