Belle

INNER PEACE

he tradition of the courtyard garden that began some 5000 years ago with the ancient Egyptians has been embraced by nearly every major civilisation across the globe with the Persians, Chinese, Japanese and Romans all contributing their own distinguishing features. Down the centuries, courtyards have offered refuge from the world as places of peace, shade

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