Louis XIII was a huge proponent of parterre gardens, and they peaked in popularity under his reign at the Palace of Versailles. His head gardener, Jacques Boyceau, was instrumental in further defining the "rules" for creating a parterre. Today, incorporating seating areas makes the formal garden more appealing.

Design the planting beds. French style is a study in geometry. Decide on the shapes you want for the planting beds, then make sure they're clearly defined. Edging these traditional parterres with low boxwood borders is a classic approach.

Lush landscape!

LOVE - some day the walls could look like this

hedge

smaller geometric pieces to still have a decent amount of lawn

hedge

Boxwood

frescor

extension from patio

Classic love boxwood hedges

rock borders around framed hedges, bench

boxwood parterre

Louis XIII was a huge proponent of parterre gardens, and they peaked in popularity under his reign at the Palace of Versailles. His head gardener, Jacques Boyceau, was instrumental in further defining the "rules" for creating a parterre. Today, incorporating seating areas makes the formal garden more appealing

Boxwoods

nice formal courtyart

Garden

Hedges for privacy

bench focal point

Jardín en totalidad

Bench placement among the hedges

green, brick lovely

boxwood

Way to break up the lawn

voor

garden layout.....

Love the boxwoods

I like the four corner elements and bench and green tall bushes

small garden very lush

Parterres

Criss cross lines

Privacy hedge

like the ivy on walls, sitting area and borders, along with keeping grass open for kids/dog

Garden

quiet elegance and simplicity

Geometric pattern of garden. You could become Edward scissor hands and trimming bushes could become your new summer hobby.

hedge- is it boxwood?

I like the high hedge for in front of the fence

parterre garden

privacy and serenity

parterre garden

grass and box hedge!!

Just love to look at this!

Tall privet bushes

parterres

Pocket Garden

back garden

box wood

nice green room! great hedges

Hedge

Very trational on Prarrie House NOTE: 1) shades of green 2) use of slate (on-level patio) and brick border - ribbon and wall (extending house)

SHAPE

`parterre4

boxwood garden

Boxwood Parterres

green back yard

too much work for me, but I love the look...

love this garden

Eleganz

wish I had room for this.

bench, simplicity

green1

Great square williamsburg garden

Like this idea for the back of the courtyard

Hedge - Cute Private area

Bbp garden

Boxwood design

HEDGES

square design

Boxwood garden

pump

parterre garden

Parterre w/ seating

hedging

Grass courtyard

shape

Hedge

French style is a study in geometry. Decide on the shapes you want for the planting beds, then make sure they're clearly defined. Edging these traditional parterres with low boxwood borders is a classic approach.

Like the formal look of this easy to do landscaping

Boxwoods were used to create Parterres to give this courtyard a more clean line, formal feel.

boxwood shrubs

use hedge to hide brown fences substitute pots for orbs note edging in gravel for neat geometry

garden

love

hedges

Parterre

Symmetry

grassy courtyard

tranquile

formal garden

Garden

parterre

Boxwoods were used to create Parterres to give this courtyard a more clean line, formal feel.

Garden idea for Linda

Hedges

Private garden area

French style geometry at work

FORMAL beauty

love this

Nice

Formal garden

garden, llove the boxwood

bench against hedge at one end of yard

Love this yard

landscape

Formal manicured #1

Front yard garden

Box wood ideas

Plants

privacym, clean lines

Possible boxwood focal point

French style is a study in geometry. Decide on the shapes you want for the planting beds, then make sure they're clearly defined. Edging these traditional parterres with low boxwood borders is a classic approach.

like

formal garden

Garden

hedges court yard

Gardensg

French Garden

Bench

Boxwoods were used to create Parterres to give this courtyard a more clean line, formal feel.

Garden

Formal French garden

Backyard hedge

garden

Great use of space

Fon boxwood

boxwood parterre with gravel

parterres

brick house with gray slate tile, large

hedge for privacy

exterior

Dark stones

Symetrical Garden Design

Pretty small garden space. Courtyard effect

interesting

Yard

symmetrical and hedge

shade

geometrical approach

formal garden

Extérieur-jardin à la française

Beautiful

Boxwood

garden

Love everything

small but interesting

The planting beds and the french style.

french lawn 1

Different

parterres

boxwoods

garden ideas

Garden

french garden 7

beautiful for back yard

ahhh

Love all of it.

all green, very simple gravel is dark and partially disappears

small hedges

Stone border

Absolutely love this garden room, stunning!

gorgeous French yard

Garden

so serene

Formal garden

symmetry -use of boxwood

Parterres

bench at end of garden

lawn partarre

w

pruned kerbs

French style gaden

ideas

Very French. Or very English, or very European styled.

mooi vierkante in tuin

Green space and the tall trees.

Wonderful!

Garden

french garden style

Nice and sophisticated

Doesn't that bench just look inviting? Hmmmm. Nice idea!

Design the planting beds. French style is a study in geometry. Decide on the shapes you want for the planting beds, then make sure they're clearly defined. Edging these traditional parterres with low boxwood borders is a classic approach.

Garden

garden

Lots of boxwood and other hedges

Boxwood planters, hedges

Great design..love formal gardens

a small formal garden...

Design the planting beds. French style is a study in geometry. Decide on the shapes you want for the planting beds, then make sure they're clearly defined. Edging these traditional parterres with low boxwood borders is a classic approach.

privacy and structure

courtyard idea

Landscape

Make something similar (but smaller) for the backyard

Privacy hedge

French Garden

formal garden landscape