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Similarly, the Blithewold Gardens, located in Bristol, RI, were specifically constructed to take advantage of the garden's proximity to water in the form of Narragansett Bay. Within its 33 acres, Blithewold contains several garden types, including a rock garden, a rose garden, a display garden, a garden designed for celebrations and functions, and its water garden and rock garden located near the shore.

Thus, another similarity Blithewold shares with Shalimar is the fact that it is segmented based upon the intended functionality of the design of the garden. For example, "the more formal North Garden whose lush, deep borders are the background for weddings and other social functions" ("Blithewold Gardens," Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 2009). The North Garden is designed to showcase the human beings that inhabit it. In contrast, the Water Garden is designed as a place of solitary reflection.

Like Shalimar, Blithewold was once designed as a private sanctuary for the wealthy, but now is an area where the public can enjoy themselves.

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However, unlike Shalimar, where the focus is upon the sculptured nature of the water, in many areas of Blithewold, the focus is upon the historic and unusual plants found within the gardens. For example, in "the Rose Garden a centenarian Chestnut Rose dominates" and "the Enclosed Garden with its undulating lawn, curved pathways, and Summerhouse...looks out on one of the tallest Giant Sequoias on the east coast" ("Blithewold Gardens," Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 2009). In contrast to the planned style of Shalimar, there is no symmetrical chahar bagh style to the overall layout of Blithewold or to any of the specific, individual gardens -- even the Water Garden has a winding path rather than the neat divides of the "Abode of Love."

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