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A formal garden is a neat and ordered Garden laid out in carefully planned geometric and symmetric lines. Lawns and hedges in a formal garden must always be kept neatly clipped. Tree s, Shrub s, Subshrub s and other Foliage is carefully arranged, shaped and continually trimmed.

The simplest formal garden would be a box-trimmed hedge lining or enclosing a carefully laid out Flowerbed or garden bed. The most elaborate formal gardens contain pathways, statuary, fountains and beds on differing levels.

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Formal gardens are often a feature of the Stately Homes of England, but perhaps the best-known example of a formal garden is at Versailles , which is actually many different gardens. New York City ’s Central Park features a formal garden at the northern edge.