Landscape Designing

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

Lesson 07:Types Of Gardens

Italian gardens

• The Italian gardens, influenced by the Persian garden style were formal romantic gardens which were dominated by architectural features and flowers beds.
• Hedges formed an integral part of the architecture.
• The enclosed gardens of villas and places of nobles and rich contributed to Italian gardens.
• The Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens, created during a period of 16 th and 17 th centuries.
• The characteristic features included fountains, sculptures, water canals, box or yew hedges, topiary, arbour, trellis and architecturally beautiful buildings.
• Cypress, Ilex and roses were the most commonly grown plants in these gardens.