Biltmore , North Carolina 
the left-hand wall, and on a lower level, 
stretches a broad Parterre with square grass 
plots at either end, and in the centre are The 
Pools , of geometric figures, in which are 
masses of aquatic plants. This side of the 
wall is covered with ivy, and against it are 
ivied niches. Below this terrace the ground, 
falling away to The Walled Garden , is treated 
quite freely, with winding paths and irregular 
masses of shrubbery. 
From the parterre one ascends by a spa¬ 
cious perron to the great terrace, overlooked 
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