landscape architecture

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature

SOFTSCAPE natural materials

HARDSCAPE man-made materials

uses of garden
plant cultivation

observance of nature

relaxation

growing of useful produce

1 The historical development of garden styles 1.1 Ancient Near East 1.1.1 Assyrian hunting parks and Persian paradise gardens 1.1.2 Egyptian temple courts 1.2 Hellenistic and Roman gardens 1.3 Islamic gardens 1.4 Chinese and Japanese gardens 1.5 European gardens: Medieval 1.5.1 European gardens: Italian Renaissance 1.5.2 European gardens: French Baroque 1.5.3 European gardens: Anglo-Dutch gardens 1.5.4 Landscape gardens 1.5.5 Romantic gardens 1.5.6 Picturesque gardens 1.5.7 'Gardenesque' gardens 1.5.8 Pattern gardens: revived parterres 1.5.9 "Wild" gardens and herbaceous borders 1.6 Modern gardens

Hanging Garden

Alhambra

Taj Mahal

Medici Villa Petraia Integrazione scenica

Zen Garden Shakkei -- Japanese Jie Jing - Chinese

Types of Garden

Feature plant type

Orchards

Orangery in Versailles

Bonsai Garden Featured style- aesthetic type

Formal Garden in Loire France

A Big Informal Garden in Canada

Zen Garden at Ryoan ji

Garden @ Japanese Buddhist Temple

Water Garden

Function type

Residential Garden

Community Garden

Square Foot Garden

Roof Garden

Botanical Gardens

Zoological Gardens

Hydroponics

Other outdoor spaces that are similar to gardens include: A LANDSCAPE is an outdoor natural space of a larger scale, often considered from a distance. A PARK is a planned outdoor space, usually of a larger size, often for public use. An ARBORETUM is a planned outdoor space, usually large, for the display and study of trees. A FARM or ORCHARD is for the production of food stuff. A BOTANICAL GARDEN is a type of garden where plants are grown both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. A zoological garden, or ZOO for short, is a place where wild animals are cared for and exhibited to the public.

topiary

Allee

Arbor

Pergola

Partere

Espalier

Tapis Vert

Hedge Maze