The Garden of Love at the Loire Valley Chateau of Villandry

Almost nowhere can you find a garden with so much symbology than the Garden of Love at the Loire Valley Chateau of Villandry, France. The garden is divided into four sections:

Tender Love - Hearts separated by flames, in the center are domino masks worn at balls, which allowed “frivolous” conversations.

Passionate Love - The same hearts, but broken in passion. The areas between the shapes form a maze, representing dance. The colors red, pink & white are in equal amounts here, unlike the abundance of pinks in the Tender Love garden.

Fickle Love - Fans in the corners represent the volatile nature of feelings. There are horns of a jilted lover (in the center of the fans). The center itself represents the letters one would send a lover and contains yellow flowers, the color of jealousy.

Tragic Love - This garden shows the blades of daggers and swords used during rival lover’s duals. Here, there are only red flowers symbolizing blood spilled.

( from http://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/2009/02/villandry-garden-of-love.html)