On the ground was a tiny version of the communal hall, with the same transparent roof, exotic plantings, and a collection of three small pools.
The colony was extensively landscaped with exotic tropical plantings.
The new designers suggest that Olmsted would have himself retreated from the exotic plantings he recommended after seeing how they suffocated the primordial forest.
Some private native forest in the region has been set aside for sustainable logging but most forestry in the region depends on exotic plantings.
Its knobby 175-acre landscape is a riot of native and exotic plantings.
The property has exotic plantings, including bamboo; an artificial fish pond with a waterfall; and a raised 10-by-12-foot one-room playhouse with a finished interior.
Although it also contains many exotic plantings, at its heart is a traditional working woodland, dating back to the 13th century.
A two-and-a-half-acre hillside garden on the tour has terraced goldfish ponds, a lotus pool and a pond with exotic and native plantings.
Contains a mixture of native and exotic planting, including 'The Ho Che Min Trail'.
One can view the many types of subtropical, exotic, and rare plantings - a collection begun by Lord Kitchener and expanded since.