8 4 
THE ART OF GARDEN DESIGN IN ITALY 
On the east side of the casino an eighteenth-century stairway leads to the lemon garden, 
shown in Plate 48. It is planned as a double stairway in two levels, and terminates in a semi¬ 
circular recess covered with sham rockwork, so much in vogue during this period ; vases, busts, 
and statues are everywhere, adding much to the quaint character of this delightful piece of garden 
craft. The lemon-garden is bounded as usual by a long ‘ stanzone,’ framed in by a background 
of dark ilex woods. 
There is an air of loveliness about the Villa Gamberaia that lingers long in one’s memory 
as an example of the formal garden brought to a state of perfection under the influence of an 
owner who knows the charm that lies in the combination of well-designed architecture with the 
beauties of flowers and foliage. 
