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Ferme ornee
Definition
(Noun) a country estate laid out partly according to aesthetic principles and partly for farming.Usage: Ferme ornee were an expression in landscape gardening of the Romantic Movement of 18th. century Europe, i.e. a working farm, domestic animals, natural landscape joined with follies and grottoes, statuary and classical texts combined with avenued walks, flowing water, lakes, areas of light and shade, special plantings and inspirational views.
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