The Quest Continues. Utah State University. Larry A. Sagers Utah State University

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1 Utah State University All Archived Publications Archived USU Extension Publications The Quest Continues Larry A. Sagers Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Plant Sciences Commons Warning: The information in this series may be obsolete. It is presented here for historical purposes only. For the most up to date information please visit The Utah State University Cooperative Extension Office Recommended Citation Sagers, Larry A., "The Quest Continues" (2002). All Archived Publications. Paper This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Archived USU Extension Publications at It has been accepted for inclusion in All Archived Publications by an authorized administrator of For more information, please contact

2 2002The Quest Continues 1

3 This Week We Will Continue the Quest 2

4 Larry A. Sagers Professor And Regional Horticulturist Utah State University Extension Service 3

5 Gretchen Campbell Master Gardener Coordinator At Thanksgiving Point Institute 4

6 5 This Class Has 3 Objectives Study the Roman Influence on Gardening

7 6 This Class Has 3 Objectives Introduce the Renaissance Gardens in Italy

8 7 This Class Has 3 Objectives Introduce the Mediterranean Climate and Plants As an Important Influence of Landscape Gardening

9 The History Of Roman Gardens 8

10 History of Roman Gardens 9

11 Historical Garden Design Roman Gardens First Copied Greek Academy Parks Later Gardens Were Opulent Villas Gardens were Fitting of the Wealth of the Owners 10

12 Historical Garden Design Common Features Fountains and Pools Arbors for Grapes and Roses Marble Statuary and Furniture Small Temples to Various Gods Grottos for Cool Relief 11

13 12 Historical Garden Design Roman Country Gardens Had All the Comforts and Indulgences That Great Wealth and Slave Labor Could Provide

14 Historical Garden Design Roman City Gardens Were Much Different Excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum Show Best Record House Built on Streets with No Outside Windows 13

15 Historical Garden Design Enclosed Gardens Open to the Sky Surrounded by Walkways with Roofs and Colonnades Decorated with Very Small Pools. (Water Was Scarce in Cities) 14

16 Historical Garden Design Geometric Flower or Herb Beds Edging Done with Ivy, Boxwood or Other Plants 15

17 Historical Garden Design Statues and Fountains Were Popular Outdoor Dining Rooms Often Furnished with Marble Tables and Couches under Grape Covered Pergolas 16

18 Historical Garden Design Decline of Roman Empire Saw the Movement of Learning Culture Move Back Across the Mediterranean First Move Was to Byzantium 17

19 Italian The Reawaking of the Renaissance Influenced Scientists, Artisans, Inventors, Authors and Gardeners. Nowhere Was This More Evident Than in Italy. 18

20 Renaissance Garden Design Early 15th Century Italy Had Settled and the Renaissance Was Starting Designs Followed Classic Roman and Greek Topiary Work and Intricate Geometric Patterns Were Followed 19

21 20 Renaissance Garden Design During The Renaissance In Italy Conditions Became More Stable

22 21 Renaissance Garden Design Castles Gave Way To Palaces And Villas With Extensive Grounds Landscaped In The Roman Tradition

23 Renaissance Garden Design The Architect Of The House Usually Designed Its Setting As Well This Insured A Harmonious Relationship Between The Two 22

24 23 Renaissance Garden Design The Classic Symmetrical Plan Of The House Was Repeated In The Grounds

25 24 Renaissance Garden Design Gardens Were Laid Out Along A Central Axis

26 Renaissance Garden Design Avenues, Walks, And Steps Led From Terrace To Terrace When Possible These Afforded Fine Views Of The Countryside 25

27 Renaissance Garden Design Gardens Featured Borders Of Tall, Dark Cypress Clipped Yew Hedges Geometric Flower Beds 26

28 27 Renaissance Garden Design Stone Balustrades, Fountains, And Sculptures Conformed Strictly To The Overall Plan

29 28 Renaissance Garden Design Examples From The 15th Century Include The Gardens Of The Medici, Palmieri, And La Pietra Villas In Or Near Florence

30 29 Renaissance Garden Design Among Increasingly Formal And Elaborate Villa Complexes In The 16th Century Villa d'este In Tivoli

31 Historical Garden Design Hot Dry Italian Summers Precluded Most Flowers Gardens Depended on Greenery, Views Used Architectural Elements and Imaginative Use of Water 30

32 31 Historical Garden Design Baroque Excesses Followed by the End of the Century

33 Historical Garden Design Water Was Lavishly Employed Used to Run Automatons, Play Organs and Produce Hidden Spray Jets 32

34 Historical Garden Design Magnificent Flights of Stairs Led Visitors From on Terrace to the Next Grottoes Were Adorned With Statues of Nymphs, Satyrs and Grotesque Animals 33

35 Historical Garden Design Charles VIII of France Invaded Italy in 1495 Brought Back to France Twenty-two Italian Artists and Gardeners to Remodel His Gardens in the Renaissance Style 34

36 Italian From There It Spread Through Much of the European World. Borrowing From the Classic Roman Designs and Infusing Them With the Beauty of the Emerging Artist Gardens Metamorphosed Into Places of Beauty and Sweeping Vistas. 35