Articles
New sustainable approach for historical garden restoration: the case study of Ludwig Winter’s Gardens in Liguria Region
Article number
1279_2
Pages
9 – 14
Language
English
Abstract
Historical gardens are classified as living monuments, which require special and specific rules and protection measures.
Preserving and restoring historical gardens is particularly complex and some of them are not recognizable due to the lack of knowledge, low management and the impact of plant pest and diseases over the previous years.
Between 1868 and 1912 in Liguria Region, the gardener and nurseryman Ludwig Winter designed and realized several gardens characterized by a collection of exotic and rare plants.
Nowadays, several major, lethal diseases have attacked palms in Liguria Region contributing to change landscape and gardens’ structure.
With the aim to propose guidelines for historical garden restoration, able to combine historical features with new needs, a research project was performed.
In the current study, two gardens of Winter were considered for restoration.
Firstly, to identify historical permanences (varieties and species cultivated, ornamental, compositional and architectural features) a study was carried out.
Documents relating to Winter’s projects including plans, notes and his correspondence were collected and studied.
This project allowed to find and recognize many botanical species of exotic plants collected by Winter.
These elements, combined with Winter’s compositional features and design intentions defined the restoration process.
The analysis gives information concerning various species presently neglected, allowing to increase the garden’s biodiversity and local plant market.
For ensuring a sustainable approach, creating a network between historical gardens and nurseries is considered an opportunity and a challenge.
Preserving and restoring historical gardens is particularly complex and some of them are not recognizable due to the lack of knowledge, low management and the impact of plant pest and diseases over the previous years.
Between 1868 and 1912 in Liguria Region, the gardener and nurseryman Ludwig Winter designed and realized several gardens characterized by a collection of exotic and rare plants.
Nowadays, several major, lethal diseases have attacked palms in Liguria Region contributing to change landscape and gardens’ structure.
With the aim to propose guidelines for historical garden restoration, able to combine historical features with new needs, a research project was performed.
In the current study, two gardens of Winter were considered for restoration.
Firstly, to identify historical permanences (varieties and species cultivated, ornamental, compositional and architectural features) a study was carried out.
Documents relating to Winter’s projects including plans, notes and his correspondence were collected and studied.
This project allowed to find and recognize many botanical species of exotic plants collected by Winter.
These elements, combined with Winter’s compositional features and design intentions defined the restoration process.
The analysis gives information concerning various species presently neglected, allowing to increase the garden’s biodiversity and local plant market.
For ensuring a sustainable approach, creating a network between historical gardens and nurseries is considered an opportunity and a challenge.
Authors
P. Gullino, M. Devecchi, F. Larcher
Keywords
botanical collection, sustainability, heritage, garden, palms
Groups involved
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Working Group Urban Horticulture
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Working Group Landscape Horticulture
- Working Group Turfgrass
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Working Group Mechanization, Digitization, Sensing and Robotics
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
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