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Old 28-08-2007, 04:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 28/8/07 15:54, in article
, "Sally Thompson"
wrote:

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:35:04 +0100, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

snip

I had to look up Orrery. ;-) Do you have any photographs of what you're
thinking of and didn't someone do something similar at Chelsea a few years
ago?
This is the Japanese garden at Huntington Gardens, CA. We thought it was
wonderful:
http://tinyurl.com/2xplff


Ooh, that brought back memories! I've been there [mumble] years ago and I
agree it was wonderful.


Apparently, the key was having a Japanese designer involved from the get-go
and I think I remember we were told that a Japanese looks after it or
oversees it, or something.

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