Dianne Wallace's English Country Garden

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This beautiful garden is set on three acres of land on Long Island. It was a gift from Dianne Wallace to herself. She was told by many that she was on an impossible mission trying to create a traditional English garden in unsuitable climate of Long Island. She proved them wrong by achieving amazing results with help from landscape designer Edwina von Gal. Check out more photos after the jump...

We came across Dianne's lovely creation on A Life More Fabulous. Parts of her garden are very structured with perfectly manicured boxwoods that create excellent hedges and topiaries. It reminds us of the beautiful gardens surrounding old European castles. Other parts of the garden are in the style of traditional English gardens - wild and romantic with blue and purple flowers. It looks untouched and indistinguishable from the creations of mother nature. Much of what you see is a result of her commitment and hard work, several years of travel and intense study. The garden is stunning. It became more of a personal sanctuary, a place to relax and find peace from the busyness of daily life.

Dianne's garden was originally featured in Oprah magazine.

(Images: Oprah)

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Her gardens are even more beautiful in person. And she is absolutely lovely too!

posted by Katie K on May 28th 2009 at 6:47pm
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The grass is not as lush and green as in England (probably impossible on Long Island!) but the gardens are stunning nonetheless.

posted by sally305 on May 28th 2009 at 7:00pm
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OMG. That's stunning.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on May 28th 2009 at 7:09pm
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Simply gorgeous!

posted by Seaside on May 28th 2009 at 7:28pm
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Amazing- I love it!

posted by Karen74 on May 28th 2009 at 7:35pm
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There's something fairytalish (a word?) and fantasy about English gardens. They're so lush and full, I think of garden gnomes and tiny creatures scurrying about. Absolutely beautiful.

posted by junklover on May 28th 2009 at 8:12pm
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my allergies are kicking in just looking at those gorgeous flowers. Where is my inhaler--these beautiful gardens are taking my breath away.

posted by bcthree on May 28th 2009 at 11:17pm
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How lovely. Even if I moved into a place that had one....I would probably end up messing it up. Some people are just so talented when it comes to making art out of a garden.

posted by baileyb on May 30th 2009 at 5:05pm
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