13 most amazing gardens in the world

1. Are these really "The 13 Most Amazing Gardens in the World"? Well, they may not be the Hanging Gardens of Babylon , but they are sure each an amazing sight. Hopefully they can at least provide some Travel Inspiration, if not some landscaping and gardening inspiration. Edited by S . J. Lee Originally from Helga Design and ForbesTreveler.com

4. 1. Versailles

5. 1. Versailles

6. 2. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation a thirty acre private garden in the Borders area of Scotland created by architect and architectural critic Charles Jencks

7. It has been created over the last 15 years by the celebrated architect, critic and designer Charles Jencks and his wife.

8. 3. Bobobli Gardens The Bobobli Gardens , behind the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy were groundbreaking in the early 18th century for their open design.

9. The Bobobli Garden

10. 4. Rikugien Gardens Rikugien is one of Tokyo 's most beautiful, Japanese style landscape gardens . Built around 1700 by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, Rikugien literally means "six poems garden" and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems.

11. Rikugien Gardens

12. 5. Claude Monet Gardens in Giverny, France At the gateway to Normandy, 75 km from Paris and 60 km from Rouen , the village of Giverny (pronounced Jee-va-nyee) is located on the right bank of the River Seine

13. Claude Monet Gardens in Giverny, France

14. 6. Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C.,Canada

15. Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C.,Canada

16. 7 . Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Table Mountain looms in the distance of this vista from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town , South Africa

17. 8. Yu Gardens - Shanghai - The 400-year-old The 400-year-old Yu Yuan Gardens were built in the Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Jia Jin.

18. Yu Gardens - Shanghai

19. Yu Gardens - Shanghai

20. 9. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gardens Springfield, Illinois Designed by Jens Jensens in the 1930s, the Lincoln Memorial Gardens are planted with native species from the three states Lincoln lived in: Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois .

21. Amazing colors reflect on the calm waters of Exbury Lake which is three miles west of Southampton 10 . Exbury Gardens - New Forest, England

22. Exbury Gardens - New Forest, England

23. 11. Holland's Keukenhof Gardens A showpiece for Holland's unique and beautiful tulips, the manicured landscapes of Keukenhof Gardens abut the rainbow rows of blooming Tulips near Amsterdam.

24. Holland's Keukenhof Gardens

25. 12. Mirabell Garden in Salzburg

26. The world-famous Mirabell Gardens were built along a north-south axis and oriented towards the Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Salzburger Dom cathedral.

27. 13 . Ryōan-ji Zen Garden in Kyoto, Japan In Kyoto's Ryoan-ji Zen Garden , the empty space is implicitly structured, and is aligned with the temple's architecture.

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