Between the settlements lie twining pathways and almost surreally-terraced cliffs, a painstakingly chiselled landscape of gardens, vineyards and fields.

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After studying fine arts in college, she fell into a job as a landscape designer, planning gardens and yards for private clients.

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So in addition to the simplicity of generous balconies and a wider-than-usual stretch of gardens (designed by Miami landscape architect Raymond Jungles), Faena would like the new hotel to evoke the resorts of the French Riviera's golden era.

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The rise of the British middle classes, with their middle-sized houses and middle-sized gardens, led to a new emphasis on floral display rather than landscape in late-Victorian England.

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