and the classic Renaissance garden on the lowest terrace. I read in Helena Attlee’s “Italian Gardens” that, from top to bottom, Villa Lante tells the story of human evolution, beginning with ...

She thought it a shame that the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland -- the only Italian Cultural Renaissance garden in the United States, she says -- lost its luster. "In Italy, gardens are part ...

Or, to be more accurate, my inner Rocco Nelsoni, since the garden in question is the Italian Cultural Garden ... that is the centerpiece of the Renaissance garden's upper level.

A popular garden author will be at Descanso Gardens Saturday, Feb. 17, to lead a virtual tour of six Italian Renaissance Gardens. Jan Smithen will use a slide-illustrated lecture to share the ...

The Villa d’Este relies on the basic building blocks of Renaissance garden design—evergreen trees and Italian stone—to frame the gurgling, rushing water, which is meant to be seen ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Today’s billionaires collect fast cars and yachts to impress, but in the Italian Renaissance, a beautiful garden was the ultimate ...

Patti Fast, Cosby George, Ann Johnson and Gillian Miniter were chairwomen for the event, themed An Evening in the Italian Renaissance Garden of Padua. Specific enough for ya? The night began with ...

“It’s an Anglo-American interpretation of an Italian Renaissance garden,” says Welborn. There’s one truly Italian plant that Welborn just can’t replicate, though — the lemon. Soaking ...