Gardens of Sri Lanka: 2000 Years of Garden and Landscape Design Tradition is a remarkable exploration of Sri Lanka’s enduring legacy of garden design and landscape architecture. Authored by Klaus Holzhausen, Professor Senake Bandaranayake, and Shanti Jayawardene, this richly illustrated volume traces the island’s aesthetic and cultural relationship with nature from ancient monastic landscapes to contemporary creations.

The book delves into Sri Lanka’s unique “landscape-driven architecture,” where natural elements and human creativity harmoniously intertwine—whether in the meditative serenity of monastic gardens, the grandeur of royal pleasure gardens like Sigiriya, or the timeless beauty of domestic forest gardens. It also examines colonial and modern influences that have shaped the island’s evolving garden tradition.

Published by SilvanaEditoriale, this first edition stands as both a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of 2,000 years of artistry, philosophy, and environmental understanding—a tribute to the spirit of a civilisation that has always lived in harmony with nature.