Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 07:Types Of Gardens

Roman gardens

• Roman gardens were located on hillsides which required the use of terraces.
• The gardens were made very decorative by the use of steps, ramps and balustrades.
• Massive flights of stairs, generally of marble, to connect the different levels of the garden were the essential and most prominent features of these gardens.
• Fountains were provided on the terraces, starting at the top of the garden, playing down the terraces until the lower level was reached where the water was caught in a large pool and used for reflection.
• Fountains around the stone sculptures and decorative urns were the other features of Roman gardens.
• Sometimes, an entire hillside was terraced and separated from its surroundings by belts of evergreens.
• The spectacular staircases were often decorated with statues.
• The design and planting of parterres became a highly developed art where scented herbs were used for creating knots.
• Romans combined the beauty of architecture with that of the plants.
• The art of topiary, clipped hedges and fountains were highly developed.
• The gardens had scented plants, such as rosemary, rue, sage, lavender, jasmine and roses.
• The gardens were also planted with fig apple, pear, olive, plum, mulberry, myrtle, and pomegranate and cypress trees. In addition, there were iris, narcissus, daffodils, daisies, anemones, gladioli, cyclamen, lilies etc.