“One cannot analyse the character of European gardens without looking beyond the Mediterranean. This is because horticulture, palace life and city-building developed in the Fertile Crescent before spreading, via Crete, Greece, Egypt and Italy to the forests of Europe” HorticultureEnglish GardensItalian GardensFrench GardensGerman Gardens Book:European Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design Source: European Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design