Garden arbors are set up as shaded places in home gardens or public parks where one can relax and rest. These open frameworks are typically made of latticework or rustic work, functioning also as a trellis for climbing or creeping plants. Arbors can also be constructed for decks or patios. Today’s garden arbors were not the first attempt to enhance the beauty of gardens. In the 400s B.C. and A.D. 400’s, elaborate courtyards were a hallmark of many Roman homes. Landscape architecture was also given a premium in Japanese gardens (A.D. 500’s) and Persian gardens (A.D.200’s-600’s). Beauty was also a priority for civic plazas and hillside estates for Italians in the 1400’s-1500’s. City gardens and majestic palaces were the highlight of France during the 1600’s and 1700’s, while country estates with a natural look were the main theme followed by English designers in the 1800’s.
1. Landscape Architecture
For a good number of these early country estates and gardens, designers were known as landscape gardeners. An American – Frederick Law Olmsted – was the first to use ‘landscape...
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