The Italian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park is looking a lot snazzier these days. One of the fountains has been stripped down to a sparkling clean finish, the deep cracks repaired, and 16 new ...

During the Italian Renaissance when architects and artists like Raphael and Michelangelo were redefining ideas of culture and beauty, the art of landscaping blossomed. In the gardens of the nation’s ...

BAGNAIA, Italy — I know how to get to paradise in this life. It lies atop a hill about 60 miles north of Rome, where a gentleman-cardinal built a garden in the 16th century. His architects created it ...

Nature and culture in the garden -- The planting reconstructed -- Ornaments of nature -- Nature ordered : the design of renaissance garderns -- Nature without geometry : vineyards, parks, and woods -- ...

Villa Lante embodies the humanist ideals of the Italian Renaissance. In a way, all gardens, from the lowliest patch of zinnias to a sophisticated jewel of landscape design such as Villa Lante, are ...

In terms of design, Italian renaissance gardens are among the best residential gardens in the world. They were built thanks to wealthy and artistically inclined patrons who were able to draw upon a ...

The Italian Renaissance Garden in New York's botanical gardens is inspired by the garden in Padua, Italy, created in 1545. The Renaissance Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, a recreation of a ...

1161 West Rd, Dorset, VT For Sale: $1,500,000Why travel all the way to Italy when you can walk out to your backyard? This Dorset home for sale features Italian renaissance-style gardens designed by ...