To help restore the formal gardens, the homeowners enlisted the help of Palm Beach landscape architect Mario Nievera of Nievera Williams in creating a romantic European landscape to suit their well-traveled taste. Four towering date palms punctuate the garden that is replete with bougainvillea, tropical ginger, areca palms, gardenias, and roses. “Once you’re in the garden, there is a great sense of enclosure and richness that makes it feel romantic,” says Nievera, who also incorporated several secret gardens for orchids, begonias, and citrus into his design. “But there’s also a sense of imperfection, which makes it feel real.” Parterres of boxwood and potted citrus frame the ornate, age-old fountain, where a Latin quotation by Homer is inscribed: “It is sweet to live in the right place.” And there is no doubt that these homeowners agree with the sentiment.
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