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  • n  an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
  • n  seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)

  • In Manhattan last week a parterre box at the Metropolitan Opera House bulged with importance.
  • After a three-year restoration, the castle garden has been returned to its former grandeur--resplendent with hornbeam bosquets, groomed terraces and exquisite parterre beds .
  • This organization is nothing more nor less than the owners of the Metropolitan's 35 parterre boxes ("Diamond Horseshoe").
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  • Special Greenwich Garden Up For Public Viewing
    GREENWICH, Conn. -- A rarely-seen Greenwich garden terrace will be open to the public as part of The Garden Conservancy's "Open Days" program on Sept. 22. Located at 146 Clapboard Ridge Road, the formal terrace and boxwood parterre at the base of this elegant ...
    Aug. 3, 2013 - The Daily Greenwich
  • Special Greenwich Garden Up For Public Viewing
    GREENWICH, Conn. -- A rarely-seen Greenwich garden terrace will be open to the public as part of The Garden Conservancy's "Open Days" program on Sept. 22. Located at 146 Clapboard Ridge Road, the formal terrace and boxwood parterre at the base of this elegant ...
    Aug. 3, 2013 - The Daily Greenwich

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