The Ashcombe Maze in Austraila
Wasn’t anyone else mesmerized by the garden maze from Alice in Wonderland (A Big Golden Book)? After staring for hours at the queen’s chase in the maze illustration, I vowed I’d have one of my own some day. Probably not, but I sure love to look at photos of them. Surprisingly, many garden mazes and labyrinths have survived in Europe from as far back as the Middle Ages to present day. To see photos of Europe’s most marvelous mazes and a quick How-To on planning and growing your own maze
The Maze at Hampton Court Palace
The Maze of Villa Pisani, Italy
Guess where? The Dole Plantation in Hawaii
For more mazes, labyrinths and some juicy legends surrounding some of them, check here and here.
If you have plenty of years to lovingly care for your own maze,
here’s what you need to get started:
plants
soil
ground cover
PVC drainage tube
walkway materials
Tools:
shovel
string
chalk
wheelbarrow
tape measure
pencil/paper
For specific directions on planting your maze