Sicillian Garden Design

Giardino Bellini

A public garden that dates back to 1854 when it was purchased by the Comune di Catana. It then has a maze, a labrynth and housed many animals within its enclosure; swans, deer, cows, an aviary, geese and monkeys. Large Palms tower over neatly trimmed hedges, water fountains on lawns of green. It is the oldest urban park in the region.

Giardino Ibleo

A 19th century garden located in the oldest parts of Ragusa, a historical gardens of the city. There are 16,000 sq meters over looking a valley below, with the river Contrada Arancelli. The oldest part of the gardens has ruins of the San Giorgio Church, the Capuchin Convent and the San Domenico Convent. With all the vegetation of Mediterranean origin, pink flowers and Judas Trees, the geometrically hsaped flower beds and central knool with a rotunda give this a classic Sicillian garden design.

Key Garden Feautures

Courtyard Gardens

Terracotta pots, climbing vines

Pergola Vines

Strewn in Wisteria, Climbing Roses