The beautiful, the picturesque and the sublime

ITALIAN GARDEN

INSPIRATIONS

Renaissance Garden The Renaissance Garden is magnificent in its design and beauty. Modeled along the classic lines of the Italian Renaissance of the late 16th century, the garden features all of the trademarks of that period. Its wide vista, symmetrically laid out in grassy terraces, is outlined with ornate columnar stone fences. Four statues, one for each of the seasons, stand in the corners of the upper level. Across from the terraces is a reflective pool and fountain. Behind the water is a grand coronation court.

The Italian Renaissance inspired a revolution in gardening. Renaissance gardens were full of scenes from ancient mythology and other learned allusions. Water during this time was especially symbolic: it was associated with fertility and the abundance of nature

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Garden elements include:

1. Pool and fountain jets 2. Pavers, gravel pathway and outer retaining wall 3.Boxwood edged flower beds 4.Garden benches 5.Pleached linden archways 6.Outer sheared yew hedge 7.Statues (chosen by the donor in consultation with The Arboretum)

The design of the garden incorporates the following

1.ABoundary 2.A Focal Point 3.Some Paths & other accessories

(seats,pools,fountains,sculptures)
Its dimensions area also examined in terms of 1. foreground 2. middleground, 3.background.

PRINCIPLES IN ITALIAN LANDSCAPE

1.Formality 2.Proportion 3.Order

4.Exactitude

LANDSCAPE STYLE
-Trees in line

-same type of trees cut into geometrical shapes

-straight vistas along a main axis -wall to separate from the rest of the world -flower beds -symmetry -feeling of order, of being safe -regular-shaped ponds

HISTORY

The entrances to the Italian Garden are oriented on a north-south axis. At the walls base will be benches for rest and reflection. The outer wall of hedging is to be complemented by an inner circle of boxwood-edged flowerbeds,accented by four tightly clipped yews. Two pleached linden archways will frame a view of the gardens central formal pool. The Italian Garden draws its inspiration from famous Italian Renaissance gardens such as the Villa Medici in Rome, Villa DEste in Tivoli, Villa Lante in Bagnaia, Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati, or Villa Farinose in Caprarola, which provide the context for this rich period of garden design. The pool, complete with fountain jets, is to be edged with a border of pebble inlaid pavers. These pavers will also frame the inner circle of flower beds and pass through the pleached archways.

The lower terraces of boxwood and herbs are enclosed by a long curving hedge, and framed by a double row of plane trees....with views out to the Arno valley below

A feature of Italian gardens is the lack of flowers and the dominant 'chiaroscuro' effects created by sculpted trees and shrubbery.
The pines and cypress from the adjacent, less formal hunting park add a contrasting backdrop.

Renaissance means 'rebirth'. It started in Italy in the 15th century. A new respect for the architecture and culture of ancient Rome and Greece led to the revival of classical styles - a revival that embraced most of Europe by the 16th century

The revived classical style was marked by orderliness, symmetry, and carefully observed proportions. These principles were reflected in garden design, which came to be seen as an extension of the architecture of the house. Gardens were compartmentalised into a series of 'rooms' with different uses or themes. Statues lined the pathways between as if they stood in hallways.

Two Italian Gardens..... The Villa Lante di Bagnaia

This garden is considered to be Italy's most prestigious monument to late-Renaissance art, and is attributed to the architect Vignola, who built the garden for Cardinal Gambara during the mid to late 1500's. The design is centered on a The lower parterre with Quadrato and theFountain of the Moors single axis with water as the main theme, amd with the architectural structures ( two palazzinas) subordinate to the garden. There is a beautiful transition from the woods and nature at the highest level to the extreme geometry of the lower terrace or parterre. In 1971 the garden was A feature of Italian gardens is the lack of flowers and the dominant 'chiaroscuro' effects created by sculpted trees and shrubbery. The acquired by the Italian pines and cypress from the adjacent, less formal hunting park add a contrasting backdrop. Government.

One of two matching 'Palazzinas'

The Cardinal's Table

The Fountain of the Giants

The Villa Medici di Petraia

The Villa Medici di Petraia

The villa from the sunny, Southern side terrace

The villa from the lower terrace

The lower terraces of boxwood and herbs are enclosed by a long curving hedge, and framed by a double row of plane trees....with views out to the Arno valley below

A depiction of the original garden design

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Presented by E.Nagamani Balaji J.Priya S.Saranya