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The Avenue Gardens

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The Avenue Gardens, located near the Broad Walk, have formal displays of spring bulbs and summer bedding. There are tiered fountains, evergreen hedges and vast ornamental bowls filled with flowers.

The original ornaments in the Avenue Gardens have been restored and some Victorian-style planting has been re-introduced to provide year-round interest.

The Avenue Gardens were originally planted by John Nash as the Broad Walk with eight rows of trees. The trees did not thrive and were inspected by various experts, including the Victorian garden designer William Andrews Nesfield, who put forward a design for new formal gardens.

In the centre of the Avenue Gardens, stands a large circular stone bowl supported by four winged stone lions. Known as Griffin or Lion Tazza, often called the Lion Vase, it was installed by Newfield in 1863. It was later repaired during the restoration of the gardens (1993-1996.)

Avenue Garden flower bed

Avenue Garden flower bed

Flowers in the Avenue Gardens

Flowers in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain and flower bed in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain and flower bed in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza and Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza and Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza

Lion Tazza

The Avenue Gardens fountain

The Avenue Gardens fountain

The Avenue Gardens

The Avenue Gardens

Bird bath and cherry blossom tree in the Avenue Gardens

Bird bath and cherry blossom tree in the Avenue Gardens

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Avenue Garden flower bed

Avenue Garden flower bed

Flowers in the Avenue Gardens

Flowers in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain and flower bed in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain and flower bed in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain in the Avenue Gardens

Fountain in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza and Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza and Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza in the Avenue Gardens

Lion Tazza

Lion Tazza

The Avenue Gardens fountain

The Avenue Gardens fountain

The Avenue Gardens

The Avenue Gardens

Bird bath and cherry blossom tree in the Avenue Gardens

Bird bath and cherry blossom tree in the Avenue Gardens

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