Italian+villa+gardens

//The classical Italian garden functions as a whole landscape around the villa; trees as punctuation marks, lemon pots, topiary, and urns fill real space and act as focal points for long views axial views away into dark woods and distant mountains. Close to the house the theme is compartmentation and the giardini segreti, the secret garden.//

Vicobello (c.1530) Cetinale (1680)
 * The Chigi Villa Gardens**

Villa Lante (c. 1570) Boboli Gardens: Palazzo Pitti (1549)**
 * Villa Farnese (c. 1547)