Man might have felt the necessity of cool and shady place during summer and open and sunny situation during winter for taking rest after tiring jobs of hunting. These must have been situated near water bodies where hunting was also convenient. This gave a concept of selection of site for taking rest and hunting. Later on, planting of such sites [...]
Iran is the home of one of the world's oldest continuous major civilization with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 B.C. The Medes unified Iran as a nation and became an empire in 625 B.C. The Achaemenid Empire (550-330 B.C) was the first Iranian empire to rule Middle East and central Asia. Darius I (521-485 B.C) built a [...]
From the very early time, Italians have been intellectually and expertly cultivating their lands. They displayed their creative nature by combining terraces and walkways with plants, flower, water, fountains and statuary in making the gardens. The use of citrus plants in pots dominated in early Italian gardens. The art of topiary was revived in Renaissance and refined parterre was developed [...]