Many of the world's best-designed cities have been inspired by garden concepts.

Many of the world's best-designed cities have been inspired by garden concepts.

In ancient times the ritual, mythological and doctrinal aspects of spiritual space were predominant.

Garden design theory explains, or should explain, the 'What, Where, Why and How' of making gardens.

From 50 centuries, we can learn about the close relationship between garden design and urban design, because both arts involve the composition of buildings with paving, landform, water, vegetation and climate.

Landscape planners will have the opportunity to make sculptured roofscapes, so that cities appear to be verdant hills and valleys. Streets will become shady routes carved through the undergrowth. Roofs will become mountain tops. People will become ants.

In town and in country there must be landscapes where we can walk in safety, pick fruit, cycle, work, sleep, swim, listen to the birds, bask in the sun, run through the trees and laze beside cool waters.