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Islamic Gardens

What Is an Islamic GardenAn Islamic garden is a garden that has been designed in the typical Islamic style. Most Islamic gardens are found in the oldest Islamic countries, including most countries in the Middle East. They occur in large numbers all along the Mediterranean Sea from Spain to North Africa

What Type of PlantsThe Tulip is probably the flower most associated with the Islamic Garden; It was the Ottoman Turk's favorite flower.

Daffodils were another favorite flower in the traditional Islamic Gardens.

Roses are also the most associated with the Islamic Garden

The Garden Design The traditional design of the Persian garden was used in the Islamic garden. Islamic landscaping was introverted and miniaturized in some parts of the Islamic world where it set out to repre-sent the paradise described in the Holy Quran.

Basis Of The Islamic Design1. The Holy Quran, where there are a

number of verses dealing with the Is-lamic concept of Heaven

2. The hadith, the traditions, teachings and sayings of the Prophet

3. The arid geography of much of the area in which Islam developed

Water In The Islamic GardenWater is the heart of the Islamic gar-den. the idea of a paradise garden goes back to the Babylonian civiliza-tion. An Islamic garden typically has a fountain at its center from which radi-ate four paths. This idea is evident in numerous sutras of the Quran, where water and mercy are inseparable.

Elements Of The GardenWater - An Islamic garden typically has a foun-tain at its center from which radiate four paths. These are sometimes water courses, or may be paths for walking

The Number 4 - Four gardens are described, and the number four plays an important role in the geometrical layout of an Islamic garden, as it is typically laid out within a rectangle

Greenery - Greenery softens the geometric lines of the Islamic garden.