Show greece credited with first pleasure gardens the early history of greece reece which begins about B 0 provides no records concerning garden development while that country Is in credited with the first major development of the arts its social customs did not encourage extensive home ground plantings As a result many public areas were improved and the first real pleasure gardens formed these contained seats for rest and accommodations for recreation extensive land plantings were not made in greece however until after cont contact act had been made with oriental and egyptian gardens about B 0 alexander the great invaded persia and india in these countries he found gardens similar to those la in Baby Babylon lonia la which bore indications or of oriental influence both bom the persians and the people of india were great lovers of trees shrubs and flowers and in the tha latter country the hindus hindu worshiped many trees especially cfall after affer the adoption of buddhism which it occurred during the fifth century 33 C a |