“江南園林甲天下, 蘇州園林甲江南。”蘇州的私家園林以其形式生動、文化濃厚堪稱中國古代營造史的傑出成就。因此探討蘇州園林有助於了解中國傳統私家園林花木意境配置的中心思想。另針對蘇州園林的造園技法,即如何疊山、理水及花木的種植,集中討論中國傳統園林形態構成方法、 研究園林的歷史背景、判斷園林文化意趣,並深入探究中國傳統園林如何以花木的植栽反映出造園者所欲表達的意境。 園林植物是園林中畫龍點睛、為園林帶來生命力的角色,藉由研究與意境的體悟,園林中植物成為園主的寫照:留園帶有古樸的山林野趣又富含歷史意味,襯托出園主的瀟灑和生活上的怡然自得;拙政園呼應園名,反映園主孤芳自賞的清高格調但又不隱藏其才華洋溢;而網師園運用景色的變化造成遊園者的心境隨之變化,不斷的造就出源源不絕的生命力及表現豐富情感。 「詩畫一體,園林同儕」,在詩情畫意中領略意境,進而創造出適合於現代人社會生活需要的園林,如此應是中國傳統園林未來的境界。
It’s said that “ the gardens in the south of Yangtze River are the most beautiful ones, while those in Suzhou are even better than the former.” The vivid formation with abundant cultural connotations of the private gardens in Suzhou has been actually illustrated the outstanding achievement of ancient Chinese architectural history. Therefore, it is helpful for understanding the central ideas of plantation and allocation in Chinese traditional gardens by the exploration of Suzhou’s gardens. Besides, the study would focus on the gardening techniques of Suzhou gardens, such as how the fake mountains are superposed, how the artificial waters are disposed and the flowers planted. It would especially focus on discussing the constructional methods of Chinese traditional garden’s shapes and the historic background of Chinese gardens, determining the zest and charm of such garden’s culture, and deeply expounding how Chinese traditional gardens used its flower planting to reflect the atmosphere the master wants to express. Gardens plant is gardens in the touch, and for gardens brings vitality of role, through research and mood of totaling, gardens in the plant became Park main of portrayal: liuyuan with quaint of forest interests in the countryside and rich history means, against out Park main of handsome and life of contentment; clumsy political Park echoed Park name, reflect Park main self-admiration of thou style but and does not hidden its talent filled; and network Division Park using color of changes caused garden who of mood with of changes, constantly of makes out produced a of vitality and the performance rich emotion. "Poetry and painting one garden peer" taste in a poetic mood, thereby creating a garden suitable for modern society needs, so should be the future realm of Chinese traditional gardens