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Gallery Of World Famous Landscaping
Come join us in our virtual gallery of world famous landscaping. When it comes to world famous landscaping there are a few places that immediately jump to mind as outstanding examples of landscape architecture. This tour we will examine three of the greatest landscape designs in history.
The Gardens at Versailles, France.
This world famous landscape set the standard for the formal French Baroque garden. It was designed on a very grand scale by Andre Le Notre with the help of no less than the Sun King himself, Louis XIV.
The monumental scale of this landscape cannot be described with mere words. The entire gardens fold out from one main axis. The Grand Canal itself covers over 105 acres of the landscape. One garden known as the Orangery contains 1000 orange, pomegranate and lemon trees. Dozens of flower beds and meticulously clipped privet hedges spread across the landscape.
Geometric shapes and symmetry are the rule at Versailles. Paths radiate from the center like the rays from the sun reaching circular basins ringed with classical statues. There are thirty-two fountains across the landscape which are now only turned on for display on Sundays. Truly this is a world class landscape.
The Vatican Gardens.
We have Pope Nicholas V to thank for this glorious landscape adjacent to the Vatican in Rome. He had a vision of these garden landscapes being used for Papal ceremonies and places of spiritual contemplation.
These world famous landscapes are dotted with fountains and statues throughout. The style is classic Renaissance. Through the centuries many Popes have put their personal stamp on the landscape. There is a monument to Gregory the Great, and Pope John Paul II's coat of arms adorns another section of the garden. This unparalleled landscape stretches on for miles.
Kenrokuen Garden, Japan
This stop in the gallery of world famous landscapes takes us to a very different style of garden than our
previous visits. Kenrokuen translates to "Garden of the Six Sublimities." According to Asian tradition there are six attributes that make up a perfect garden landscape; seclusion, space, abundant water, broad views, artificiality, and antiquity.
Water is a major feature in this landscape filled with waterfalls. Tea houses sit next to tranquil ponds, and traditional Japanese bridge architecture stretches across the streams in this idyllic landscape. Harmony and tranquility are the recurring themes in this classic Japanese landscape.
Hopefully this brief tour will provide you with inspiration to create your own classic landscape design.
Bonsai landscaping is the fascinating art of cultivating miniature trees to mimic the age and characteristics of full size trees found in the natural landscape. Fine green moss