1. GARDENS OF THE WORLD

2. Table of contents
 Introduction
 Asian gardens
 English gardens
 North american gardens
 South american gardens

3. INTRODUCTION
 A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set
aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of
plants and other forms of nature
 Gardening is the activity of growing
and maintaining the garden.
This work is done by an amateur
or professional gardener

4. HISTORY OF GARDENS
 The history of gardening extends across at least 4,000 years of
human civilization
 Egyptian tomb paintings of the 1500s BC are some of the earliest
physical evidence of ornamental horticulture and landscape
design; they depict lotus ponds surrounded by symmetrical rows
of acacias and palms
 Another ancient gardening tradition is of Persia: Darius the
Great was said to have had a "paradise garden"
 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were renowned as a Wonder of
the World
Byzantium and Moorish Spain kept garden traditions alive after
the 4th century AD and the fall of Rome. By this time a separate
gardening tradition had arisen in China

5. HISTORY OF GARDENS
 Gardens of Versailles, became the dominant style of garden in
Europe until the middle of the 18th century when it was replaced
by the English landscape garden and the French landscape
garden.
 The 20th century saw the influence of modernism in the garden:
from the articulate clarity of Thomas Church to the bold colors and
forms of Brazilian Roberto Burle Marx.
 A strong environmental consciousness and Sustainable
design practices, such as green roofs and rainwater
harvesting, are driving new considerations in gardening today.

6. Uses of gardens
 A garden can have aesthetic, functional, and recreational uses:
 Supplies oxygen
 Absorb radiant heat and offer shade
 Plant cultivation
 Act as sound barrier
 Provide privacy
 Relaxation
– Family dinners on the terrace
– Children playing in the garden
 Reading and relaxing
 Fresh herbs and vegetables for cooking

7. 1.ASIAN GARDENS

8. ASIAN GARDENS
Asian gardening, thought to originate in
China and introduced in Japan and
elsewhere in Asia during the Han Dynasty
(140-87 B.C.),
THE PRINCIPLES IN ASIAN GARDENS
There are certain principles that distinquish Asian
gardens. Asian gardens must harmonize with and mimic
nature.
Anotherprinciple might best be stated as "less is
more." Often Asian gardens contain areas of "emptiness" so
as to better define other elements in the garden around them.

9. ASIAN GARDENS
VARIOUS STYLES IN ASIAN GARDENS.
 Hill and Pond Style: This Style incorporates large rocks, water, and
plants that mimic large natural landscapes, such as mountains, lakes, and
forests.
 Dry-Landscape Style : This is the style
of gardening most influenced by Zen philosophy
and typically incorporates the use of stones and
sand,

10. ASIAN GARDENS
Tea-Garden Style: In
this type of garden,
 pathways play an
important role in soothing
the spirit and removing
worldly care as one
prepares for and journeys
toward the tea house or
other location.

11. ASIAN GARDENS
Stroll Style: This is similar to the
Hill and Pond style garden, but is
designed for meandering through the
garden to fully appreciate it.
 Courtyard Style: This garden
style is often characterized by the use
of ornamental structures, such as
lanterns, stepping stones,

12. ASIAN GARDENS
ELEMENTS OF ASIAN GARDENS
 WATER
 PLANTS
 PATHS
 BRIDGES
 BAMBOO
 STATUES

13. JAPANESE GARDENS
 Japanese gardens derive their beauty from
a mixing and blending of different elements:
– Sand,rocks
– water
– ornaments such as lanterns,
– water basins (tsukubai), and
– bamboo fences
– natural plants and surroundings
Black pines, red pines, and Japanese maples may be considered the
quintessential trees of the Japanese garden, but these species
may not thrive in some dry and hot climates. Here are some trees
to consider as worthy additions to Japanese landscapes.

14. JAPANESE GARDENS
 Traditional styles:
 The Japanese typically categorize their gardens into three broad types.
 Karesansui garden:
 karesansui (dry landscape gardens, also known as rock gardens and
waterless stream gardens) are typically associated with Zen Buddhism
 The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea
symbolized
Example: Ryōan-ji, temple
in Kyoto, has a garden famous
for representing this style

15. JAPANESE GARDENS
Tsukiyama gardens:Tsukiyama Gardens
is a term to denote a hill garden as opposed to
a flat garden
Ponds, streams, hills, stones, trees, flowers,
bridges, and paths are also used frequently in
this style example of this kind of garden is
Daigoji in kyoto(japan)
Chaniwa Gardens or tea gardens
Chaniwa Gardens are built for holding tea
ceremonies. There is usually a tea house
where the ceremonies occur, and the styles of
both the hut and garden are based
The symbol of water when used in Japanese
landscape designs represents life and
calmness and a reminder of just how
important water is to mankind and the
environment

16. CHINESE GARDENS
 The Chinese Garden, also called Chinese Classical Garden and Chinese
Scholar's Garden, is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature.
 Design and purpose of Chinese gardens
 The Chinese consider gardens a serious art form and as with painting,
sculpture and poetry aim to attain in their design the balance, harmony,
proportion and variety that are considered essential to life
 Often the most exquisite elements of a Chinese garden can be found in
its details. Such is the case with the footpaths, imaginatively patterned
with coloured pebbles into a variety of designs along the ground.
 The Chinese garden is divided into three categories: the imperial garden,
the private garden and the natural scenic site.
 The earliest imperial garden dates back to the late Shang dynasty (c.
1600-1027 BC) with the construction of an imperial hunting ground

17. CHINESE GARDENS
The earliest imperial garden dates back to the late Shang dynasty (c. 1600-
1027 BC) with the construction of an imperial hunting ground
Imperial gardens
Beijing's imperial gardens are outstanding examples of classical Chinese
garden culture; they are also part of the precious world cultural heritage.
Yuan Ming Yuan -- Chinese Imperial Garden

18. PERSIAN GARDENS
 The tradition and style in the garden
design of Persian gardens has
influenced the design of gardens
from Andalusia to India and beyond.
 The Taj Mahal is one of the largest
Persian Garden interpretations in the
world, from the era of the Mughal
Empire in India.
 Elements of the Persian garden
 Sunlight and its effects were an
important factor of structural design in
Persian gardens.

19. PERSIAN GARDENS
 Elements of the Persian garden, such as the shade, the jub, and the
courtyard style hayat in a public garden in Shiraz.
 The Persian style often attempts to integrate indoors with outdoors
through the connection of a surrounding garden with an inner courtyard
 The six primary styles of the Persian garden may be seen in the following
table, which puts them in the context of their function and style. Gardens
are not limited to a particular style, but often integrate different styles, or
have areas with different functions and styles.
 Classical Formal Casual
 Public hayat median park
 Private hayat chararbagh bagh

20. HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
The Hanging Gardens of
Babylon are considered to be
one of the original Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World
They were built in the ancient city-state of Babylon, near
present-day
Al Hillah, Babil, in Iraq. They are sometimes called the Hanging
Gardens of Semiramis
 The gardens were supposedly built by
the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BCThe
gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd
century BC.

21. ISLAMIC GARDENS
•The application of the spiritual concept in the
case of the Taj Mahal.
• Traditionally, an Islamic garden is a cool place of
rest and reflection, and a reminder of paradise
•The general theme of a traditional Islamic garden
is water and shade, not surprisingly since Islam
came from and generally spread in a hot and arid
climate.
•Unlike English gardens, which are often
designed for walking, Islamic gardens are
intended for rest and contemplation. For this
reason, Islamic gardens usually include places for
sitting

22. GARDENS IN INDIA
The oldest evidence for the existence of gardens in India comes from
literary sources. Sacred works, including the Ramayana
With the start of Muslim influence on India, residential buildings began
to be built in stone.
As in other Islamic gardens, the characteristic features are: (1) a
boundary wall (2) a geometrical layout (3) a crossing pattern of canals.
The most famous Mughal gardens are the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort in
Delhi, Agra Fort and Humayun's Tomb Garden.
Mughal gardens are a group of gardens built by the Mughals in
the Islamic style of architecture.

23. GARDENS IN INDIA
Mughal gardens
at Taj Mahal
Shalimar
Gardens, Kashmir

24. 2.ENGLISH GARDENS
The English garden, also called English landscape park is a style
of Landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th
century, and spread across Europe
It usually included a lake, sweeps of gently rolling lawns set against
groves of trees, and recreations of classical temples, Gothic
ruins, bridges, and other picturesque architecture
By the end of the 18th century the English garden was being imitated
by the French landscape garden, and as far away as St.
Petersburg, Russia, inPavlovsk, the gardens of the future Emperor
Paul.
The English Garden Spreads to the Continent

25. ENGLISH GARDENS
 A second style of English garden, which became popular during
the 20th century in France and northern Europe, is the late 19th-
century English cottage garden.
 The cottage garden is a distinct style of garden that uses an
informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and a
mixture of ornamental and edible plant
 Vernacular thatched cottages
(built in 1812–1816) in Woburn
Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire,
surrounded by garden.

26. NORTH AMERICAN GARDENS

27. RELATIONSHIP WITH PLANNING
 Gardens plays a vitol role in the beautification
of city,gives a aesthetic appearance to city
 Protecting environment
 Environmental protection and conservation are
of utmost importance to many planning
systems across the world
 Creating enjoyable greenery nature to people
of the city

28. CONCLUSION
 Although this presentation is not a recipe for creating a garden,it
gives an idea about different styles of gardens in this world
 Garden plays a vital role in the aesthetic appearance to
cities,towns,houses various elements like rocks,stones,path,plants
,bamboos,etc plays a vital role in setting of gardens.japanese
garden style is interesting in asian style of gardens.
 Islamic gardening infiuence on Indian gardens also a considerable
topic.
 For thousands of years, the human population provided for their
own needs, often with the help of a vegetable garden
 Gardens plays a very important role in human life