Comments on: Where was the world's first garden made? https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/ Gardenvisit.com Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:13:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-582 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:13:20 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-582 In reply to Shereen Amendra.

I think there are older records of identifiable Buddhist gardens in the Indian subcontinent than other types of garden. But, as with other aspects of Buddhism, they probably drew on older Hindu traditions.
I have not visited Sri Lanka (though I would have been there about 5 years ago if I had not been ill) and often think of visiting the country.

]]> By: Shereen Amendra https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-581 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-581 Hello,
The Mahameghavana Uyana (Park of the Great Cloud)is in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). This park with trees and flowering plants was dedicated 247 – 207 BCE as mentioned in the Chronicles. Many other gardens existed at the time (Nandana Garden) and others. The Mahameghavana Park was said to have existed even previous to this time being known by other names (Mahatiththaka Grove, Mahanoma garden and Mahasagara garden). Some plants in these parks are named. There are very many books and articles in relation to this. Do visit Sri Lanka.
Shereen Amendra
Chartered Architect/Landscape Architect
Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka

]]> By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-580 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:13:24 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-580 Hassan, thank you for your comment. You may be interested to note that our eBook on the Principles of Garden design has been translated into Farsi by Alireza Feiznejad Siadohoni.
Tehran,

]]> By: Hassan Taghvaei https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-579 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:39:01 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-579 Dear Sirs

Hi,I am assistant professor of landscape architecture at department of landscape architecture_ Shahid Beheshti University, Iran. I am currently researching and teaching both landscape design studios and “Persian gardening” as we say “Iranian Gardening”.
First of all, many thanks and appreciating you and colleagues for all attentions and researches about gardening and landscaping for the years. Now a days I think we need more attentions to Persian gardens as the one of oldest and most important archetypes on gardening in new books. it is because the lack of this matter in a lot of book for past decades.
I think the “Asian gardens and landscapes” book could be able to help this.

Best Regards,
S.H.Taghvaei

S.H.Taghvaei,Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture and Urban Studies
Shahid Beheshti University

]]> By: Christine https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-578 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:35:08 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-578 It would seem according to Michael Conan in ‘Middle East Garden Traditions that the Egytians harvested lilies and that roses were grown and harvested for perfume similar to an agricultural crop in the ‘valley of the Roses’ in Turkey.

]]> By: Christine https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-577 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:29:55 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-577 I wonder if tracing the history of the role of flowers in perfume production in the Middle Ages would be enlightening? [http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/09/11/yasimin-jessamine/#more-229]

]]> By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-576 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:35:30 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-576 I have made a note to plan a visit to Newstead Abbey. It looks interesting but I doubt if the design has any connection with Impressionist painting.

]]> By: Christine https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-575 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:13:53 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-575 ps. I don’t know if an English garden with a strong chronology, ie the Newstead Abbey gardens would throw some light on the subject? [http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/newstead/gardens/default.asp]

]]> By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-574 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-574 As you suggest, the answer to your question is at Giverny http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/giverny_fondation_claude_monet. People sometimes say that impressionism influenced Gertrude Jekyll’s planting but I think the link is tenuous.

]]> By: Christine https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/where-was-the-worlds-first-garden-made/#comment-573 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:22:17 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-573 After reading the links you gave above I started wondering what impact Monet’s impressionism had on the fashion, fascination for or development of flower gardens? [http://giverny-impression.com/category/monet-painting/]

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