noun
- ornamental gardens with flower beds and paths arranged in patterns, typically viewed from above
Usage: formal gardening term; often associated with French formal gardens
Examples
- The palace featured elaborate parterres with intricate geometric designs.
- Visitors admired the colorful parterres from the terrace above.
- The gardeners maintained the parterres with precise trimming and seasonal plantings.
- French châteaux are famous for their formal parterres and manicured lawns.
- The restoration project aimed to recreate the original 18th-century parterres.
- Boxwood hedges outlined the patterns in the ornate parterres.