Show A FAMOUS WATER GARDEN village built in 1570 by court of Pla cenzi described by pliny in a few instances suburban gardeners have utilized the ho historic wells wella imported imports d from italy as fountain basins but they are moro mora appropriate when simply set near a fountain whenever possible they are ampro itchy ettely 1 placed near a lake or a cas of water and the wolla wells as aa well in ho fountains the lakes and tho the water all produce the effect coolness and refreshing that Is so important in laying out the gardens of sunny italy probably the most famous Is the water garden of the villa PlIn tana built in 1670 1570 by the count of piacenza and since the property of the family of milan the place takes its name front an intermittent spring in the court which Is supposed to bo be the th 0 one described b pliny in ono one of tits his letters and it Is further celebrated as being the coolest villa of come probably some bome ambitious owner of an extensive country estate will some day endeavor to lay out his grounds on the same came splendid water scale with ull nil the accompaniments of carved wells wella and fountains water flooded cliffs and cascades but so BO far only portions of this famous garden have been reproduced produced le here on many of the suburban estates that delight in italian garden features the well cerbi are splendidly carved reproductions of celebrated types but the original well curbs in ancient form and thronging with historic associations have the preference in the majority of instances those these quaint old fifteenth century types are of spacious dimon dimensions and they evidently provided abundant refreshment in their original quarters in histo historic rip italian villas |