In ancient Rome, you could tell a lot about a person from the look of their garden. Ancient gardens were spaces used for many activities, such as dining, intellectual practice, and religious rituals.

An expanding civilization brought new ideas, cultures and gardens. As civilization expanded, so did landscape and garden design. Throughout history, different cultures embodied themselves through ...

The excavations of Pompeii told us much about the Roman home garden. Rising out of the excavations were the first intact houses in the peristyle design with rooms and covered portico arranged around ...

The city of Rome is still fed by pipes and aqueducts designed over two thousand years ago. They were built during the Roman Empire to bring water from nearby mountains. Engineers ensured the supply ...

The Romans introduced gardens to England but its popularity grew following the Dark Ages. The Romans were the first to introduce gardens to England but its popularity began to rise when Anglo-Saxon ...

The vast terraced gardens, or Horti, covered what is now the built-up area above the Spanish Steps. The first known attempt in the West to “tame nature” through landscaping, the gardens were laid out ...

Learn about the plants and garden design of the ancient Romans. Explore the mythology behind plants used by the ancients and learn how to turn your own backyard or patio into a modern-day Roman garden ...