create a restrained elegant garden for this historic european manor preserve the building exactly architecture facade finishes windows doors roofs proportions and camera angle preserve all existing mature trees use a simple green lawn and a limited planting palette of white flowers soft lavender purple flowers and green foliage create low loosely symmetrical planting beds beside the entrance path keep the facade window openings entrance steps and stone plinth visible avoid continuous dense flower beds along the entire facade refinish the existing central path and steps with matte natural limestone in warm beige grey tones preserving their route and existing levels keep planting away from mature tree trunks and exposed roots natural understated country manor garden no bright red orange or yellow flowers no tall hedges hiding the building no fountains statues or additional structures