Oops. Sorry. Channeled my inner Ricky Nelson there for a little bit. Or, to be more accurate, my inner Rocco Nelsoni, since the garden in question is the Italian ...

Fear factor: 5. It's not my $750,000 being spent to restore and upgrade the Italian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park. Pay scale: $12 to $14 per hour to start. It's a union job. Cool factor: 10.

When Cardinal Gregorio Berbarigo planned his "landscape" in the countryside of Venice, Italy, he wasn't just thinking about curb appeal. In fact, back in the late 1600s when the good cardinal lived, ...

It seems as if I have always known of the celebrated Villa d‘Este, but until this spring I really didn’t know much about it. I was aware of the complex’s influence on landscape design, especially the ...

In late May we checked in on the restoration of the Italian Fountain between the Art Museum and Boathouse Row. Conservators painstakingly disassembled, cleaned, and refurbished the fountain and it is ...

The seahorses behind the art museum have endured various indignities in recent decades: cement patching, pool paint, a non-functional fountain setting, and a recent dismemberment. But a team of ...

BAGNAIA, Italy — I know how to get to paradise in this life. It lies atop a hill about 60 miles north of Rome, where a gentleman-cardinal built a garden in the 16th century. His architects created it ...

Gardens are delightful places to spend time, but sometimes you just want to give them that extra touch. Maybe you enjoy having some cool water to dip your toes into or you enjoy the sound of a ...