Water features, like other aspects of the garden, can be a source of competition. One of my favorite "water fight" examples starts at Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Het Loo boasts "the highest spouting fountain in Europe"...
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Water features, like other aspects of the garden, can be a source of competition. One of my favorite "water fight" examples starts at Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Het Loo boasts "the highest spouting fountain in Europe"...
Read MoreTo walk around the grounds of the Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands is to step back to 1700. It is so authentic that William or Mary, the joint regents who created the garden, might be around any corner. Looks can be deceiving. Het Loo is actually a new garden meant to look old...
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