Summary: Into the 12th century, the Benedictines built a monastery on St. Mary´s islet on Mljet. In 1151, the island of Mljet became the exclusive property of the Order by the decree of Deca, Duke of Duklja. In the 15th and the 16th century the Romanesque monastery was rebuilt and transformed into a new, Renaissance one. In the 17th century, owing to threats from pirates (Candiote war between Venice and Turkey), a defense wall was added, and a permanent sentry placed on the tower.The paper discusses the present state of vegetation in the garden and on St. Mary´s islet. Based on the research, the garden is described in its present state, a proposals for its layout is put forward and a list of plant species to be used is presented. Guidelines are also given for the layout of the whole islet, which used to be an olive grove.
Key words: Benedictine monastery; garden in the cloister; layout of the islet; layout proposal; olive grove |
