The Mediterranean

In Italy, Monty visits first, around Rome, emperor Hadrian's vast 'villa' gardens, as representative of classical Roman Hellenistic gardening, then some Renaissance cardinal villa gardens, r... Read allIn Italy, Monty visits first, around Rome, emperor Hadrian's vast 'villa' gardens, as representative of classical Roman Hellenistic gardening, then some Renaissance cardinal villa gardens, representative of the monumental styles that still dominate any Western parks. In Morocco, ... Read allIn Italy, Monty visits first, around Rome, emperor Hadrian's vast 'villa' gardens, as representative of classical Roman Hellenistic gardening, then some Renaissance cardinal villa gardens, representative of the monumental styles that still dominate any Western parks. In Morocco, the walled royal garden complex, mainly orchards and water basins, in former Almoravid imp... Read all