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A wide flight of sand-coloured steps climbing to a horseshoe arch set in a terracotta wall. Water runs down channels cut into the cobalt-tiled banisters on both sides, cypresses stand on the lawns either side of the stair, smaller as they near the top, and pots of geraniums flank the bottom step.
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Andalusian Garden

Water Stair

No. 8 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA wide flight of sand-coloured steps climbing to a horseshoe arch set in a terracotta wall. Water runs down channels cut into the cobalt-tiled banisters on both sides, cypresses stand on the lawns either side of the stair, smaller as they near the top, and pots of geraniums flank the bottom step.

What it meansStaircases with water running in their handrails are one of the inventions of the gardens of Granada, cooling the hand that rests on them and filling the climb with sound.

Where it worksA tall, climbing composition for a stairwell, a landing or a hallway.

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Rose beds seen from a little above: rows of round green bushes carrying pink and crimson damask roses, each row edged with a line of clipped box, and a band of cobalt-and-cream tiles along the bottom edge.Rose BedsNo. 9
A pavilion of horseshoe arches under a tiled roof, with cypresses on either side, standing at the end of a long pool. The whole scene is mirrored in the water under a pale evening sky with the new crescent.Reflecting PoolNo. 10
A garden parterre from directly above: low clipped myrtle hedges laid out as eight-point stars around round cobalt basins, damask roses in the angles of each star and small orange trees in the corners of the beds.ParterreNo. 11
A garden bench faced with cobalt tiles set with cream eight-point stars, its seat a slab of pale marble with a pot of red geraniums and an orange on it. Above, jasmine frames a latticed horseshoe window with cypresses beyond.Tiled BenchNo. 12
Two tall cypresses and two smaller ones standing dark against a sky that runs from plum to apricot, with the new gold crescent hanging between the two tall trees above a low hedge.Cypress and CrescentNo. 13
A flight of wide sand-coloured steps narrowing as they rise to a horseshoe gate in a terracotta wall, with a glimpse of cypresses through the opening. Clay pots of red geraniums stand at the end of every step and green beds run along both sides.Garden StepsNo. 14
A single branch of orange blossom crossing the frame diagonally on a deep teal ground: dark glossy leaves, clusters of small white five-petalled flowers with gold centres and one ripe orange.Orange BlossomNo. 15
Date palms standing behind a low hedge at the edge of a long pool, under an evening sky that runs from violet to apricot with the new crescent. The palms are reflected in the still water below a tiled edge.Palm PoolNo. 16

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