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60 Cards in this Set
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Acre
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Plot of land
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Allee
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Linear pathways flanked by closely planted trees or shrubs
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Allee, pleached
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A pathway over which are intertwined branches
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Axial layout
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Placing of several elements along a single line
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Axis
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An imaginary line connecting two points, focal points at each end
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Baluster
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Vertical post that supports a handrail or coping
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Balustrade
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A series of balusters, railing
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Bollard
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A vertical post used to separate vehicles from pedestrians
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Borrowed scenery
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Taking advantage of off-site views of significance
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Boulevard
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A formal avenue, a broadway, usually flanked by important structures
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Bower
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A leafy shelter, an arbor covered in vines
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Carpet bedding
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Geometric shaped areas in lawns, with closely planted perennials/shrubs
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Casino
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A small summer house in the Italian Villa
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Chinoiserie
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Use of Chinese elements in a landscape; popular in Victorian England
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Circus
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Roman structure used for games, linear with arcs at both ends
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Common
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Town space available to all citizens
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Copse
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A grove of small trees
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Cottage garden
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Small front yard garden, Britain
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Dovecote
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A garden structure used to keep pigeons and doves
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Easement
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Legal right-of-way across a property (utility, scenic, conservation); limits interference with significant view or vista
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Eclectic
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The use of a mixture of styles in a landscape
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L'Ecole des Beaux Artes
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The influential school of art and design in Paris (1819)
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Esplanade
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Promenade, open level walkway or drive; often on the edge of the shore
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Ferme ornee
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Ornamented farm; utilitarian yet designed for aesthetics
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Finial
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A decorative object at the top of an architectural feature
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Folly
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An eye-catching feature in a landscape used for great interest or excitement
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Fosse
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A military ditch used for defense
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Gazebo
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Garden shelter/open pavilion (Dutch); casted in iron (Victorian Era)
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Genius loci
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The "Genius of the Place", the spirt of the place
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Greensward
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Olmstedian term for open lawn; winning design name for Central Park (Olmsted & Vaux)
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Ha ha
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A ditch used to keep the view without allowing animals to cross
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Hortus conclusus
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An enclosed garden, off the main space or pathway
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Mall
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A pedestrian walkway, promenade
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Moongate
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Circular passageway in a garden wall leading to a view (Chinese)
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Open space
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Legal term for public land, accessible to all
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Paling fence
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Rough boards used as fencing to keep out animals
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Palisade
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A fence of palings for fortification, line of steep cliffs
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Parapet
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The wall or barrier above the eaves (a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony)
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Parkway
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Ornamented roadway; connection between parklands (Olmsted)
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Perterre
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The decorative beds, geometrically planted with perennials/shrubs; meant to look like carpet
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Patte D'Oie
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Goose foot design; radiating avenues from a point
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Pavilion
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A park or garden center
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Pergola
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Colonnaded arbor with open rafters, can be covered with vines
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Peristyle
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Row of columns on the outside wall of a building or around an interior courtyard
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Piazza
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Square or plaza (Italian)
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Plinth
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The block at the base of a column or pedestal
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Pollarding
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Severe tree pruning to keep crown dense
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Port-cochere
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Covered structure used for when carriages arrive
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Right-of-way
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The area reserved by law for public or semi-public use
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Rusticity
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The use of materials and objects reflective of rural or sylan styles (made, shaped, or formed of woods or trees)
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Superblock
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Consolidation of several smaller blocks to create one entity
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Tapis vert
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A geometrically designed lawn panel
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Vernacular
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Landscapes and structures that are a result of traditions unique to the region
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Vest Pocket Park
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60s term for vacant lot made into playground/parkette
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View
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General view as seen from vantage point
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Viewshed
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The entire area seen from a vantage point
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Vista
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A view defined by distinct edge limits; a directed view
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Wattle
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A fence or screen of interwoven branches or twigs
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Wattle and daub
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Woven branches placed in mud to make fence
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Vantage point
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The specific point from which a view/vista is observed
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