I grew up in a farming community. Our family didn’t have a farm, but I spent many days and weekends with friends who lived on large farms. Those were some great times. A farm is a magical place for a kid.
2 of my favorite activities on a farm were:
Running around in the corn fields, and
Building hay bale forts in the hay lofts.
The corn fields weren’t too big so getting lost wasn’t a problem – but they were big enough lose sense of direction and have the feeling of being in a maze.
When it came to building elaborate bale forts, I couldn’t get enough of it. I particularly liked building tunnel systems connecting a network of forts throughout the entire loft.
Hedge mazes are an elevated form of the corn fields and hay tunnels I enjoyed. There’s something awe-inspiring about garden mazes; both looking at them from afar and above as well as momentarily getting lost in them admiring the ingenuity, planning and endless effort in creating such a place.
My long-time appreciation of all maze-type structures and gardens inspired researching and posting these photos of hedge mazes, garden designs and labyrinths. While most of us would never endeavor to turn our yard into such an extravagant garden, it’s still fun to look and appreciate the effort, time and odd beauty of the intricate garden mazes that exist around the world.
Picture collage of 9 popular garden mazesAged hedge maze with hedge sculptures (called topiary)Geometric shape hedges in a large grass fieldInteresting spin on the hedge maze – this is mounds of dirt formatted into a maze planted with grass on topDirt mound and grass field mazeLush aged and elaborate hedge mazeExtensive hedge maze with fountain in the center (aerial picture)Massive series of garden mazes surrounding large fountainElaborate grass maze in a circular formationExtensive hedge maze garden viewed from aboveGround-level view of a garden maze as part of ancient castle groundsClose-up of precisely pruned hedges structured in a mazeA series of hedge and garden maze-like designs2-colored hedge maze alternating in green and purpleClose-up photograph of famous hedge maze with center of sculpted hedges into archesSmall garden mazeDark green hedge maze with a triangular designSpiral garden maze designSimple grass maze design in large rectangle field
Topiaries are an attractive and eye catching addition to any garden!
Aerial picture of extensive garden labyrinthClose-up of winding hedge mazeClose up of carefully pruned hedge mazeSpiral and free-flowing garden maze labyrinthPrecisely planned and crafted series of garden shapes and mazesHuge English garden with mazes as part of castle grounds
We love the gorgeous garden featured above, as well as the giant castle that shadows it!
Extensive English Garden containing a wide variety of sculpted hedges, trees and plantsBeautiful stairway winding down to labyrinth garden mazeClose up photograph of a section of an extensive and comprehensive garden mazeClose-up picture of extensive free-flowing labyrinth gardenClose-up aerial picture of a section of extensive English Garden containing maze-like hedge sculptures and sculpted treesExtensive maze and sculpted gardensGround-level view of entrance to hedge mazeShort hedge maze surrounded by pillar-sculpted hedgePrivate garden with floating cylinder-shaped garden maze on a pond1Stunning garden maze floating on waterCircular-shaped hedge maze with the hedge itself sculpted into a cylinder3Entrance to spectacularly huge labyrinthBeautiful hedge geometric shapes laid out into maze-like patternGeometric hedges fitted together like a puzzle resulting in a maze-like garden
Gardens of all shapes and sizes are a wonderful addition to any home, and enjoyable for all members of your family…even pets!
Interesting combination of a hedge maze with planted trees within the pathwaysPhoto collage of 5 famous hedge mazes
Jon Dykstra owns an interior design company in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He's fascinated by architecture and interiors. He also enjoys gardening at his "house in the burbs" and "homesteading" at his off-the-grid boat-access cabin.
Combine all that with a love of writing and Homestratsophere.com was born. He balances his working time between running his interior design company, working on his off-the-grid cabin and publishing homestratosphere.com.
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