Garden Design With Italian Cypress

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Garden design with italian cypress. Traditionally italian gardens are green with few flowers. If you plant these in the middle of your yard they ll look strange. Formal italianate terraces laid out with box hedges gently flowing fountains and classical sculptures and a more relaxed mediterranean style with lavender.

They look like living roman columns hence their name. See more ideas about landscape design outdoor gardens italian cypress. It can also be used to soften hard angles.

It can tolerate hot dry summers. The gardens of the italian coast have in part been shaped by the generations of expats and brits who flocked there in successive waves from the early 19th century. It s useful as a specimen or along driveways.

When used the right way though they add a dramatic flair to any landscape and garden. The plants are mainly evergreens manicured into geometric hedges or topiaries. An established orange tree.

A trimmed cypress tree cupressus sempervirens will instantly add an italian feel and although over used this plant is still a must for suggesting an italian feel. Sep 19 2015 explore alex jordan s board cypress on pinterest. Click the image for larger image size and more details.

Italian and italianate garden style for gardens both big and small country and city. The classical italian cypress grows like an exclamation point in the landscape. Cypress trees can be maintained at the height you wish with careful annual pruning and if pruned can even be grown right against the house without causing serious root damage.