Look at this beautiful fruit basket, purchased from a Cassine gardener, in the province of Alessandria. The fruits were grown in that area, without too many boosters. Pears, juicy plums and apples mostly but there is an unusual small apple,…
At the Oritcolario exhibition and in Masino, many people were absolutely mesmerized by large, wonderful wreaths of berries…, they were actually rose hips, roses and hazel branches twisted and carefully intertwined by Lucia Mazzarello, who works for I giardini e…
The technical jury of Orticolario 2016 exhibition (30 September-2 October) granted the “best collection award” to Tara Nursery-Garden , specialized in rare hydrangeas, hellebores, magnolias and, quite surprisingly, a collection of 30 pomegranates (Punica granatum) featuring different fruits, colours, size…
Tell me the truth: how cosy is this very corner of the garden, between old wrought iron furniture and large hydrangeas showing off their autumn livery? It’s actually part of Anna Peyron nursery booth, at Orticolario 2016 exhibition. I took…
Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region extremely rich in history, culture, diverse natural environments, mostly untouched by man. About gardens: in 2014, when the last census “historic parks and gardens in Friuli Venezia Giulia” was made(realizzato Centro regionale di catalogazione…
Marcello Campanella manages his own nursery Manuflor (included in the itinerary Discovering nurseries: the Flower Riviera, from Imperia to Pietra Ligure (Liguria/2) and he’s an expert when it comes to ‘Rosa Bruna‘, a typical flower of Liguria and, in particular,…
Way less known than the coast, the hinterland of Campania, that starting from Caserta and passing by Benevento reaches Avellino and Salerno, has much to offer with its natural landscapes, ancient villages among the most beautiful in Italy, mountain villages…
Veneto is one of the Italian regions with the most nurseries, small and big. This second itinerary is set in the surroundings of Padua, a city with age-old history, traditions, art and monuments, such as Palazzo della Ragione, recently renovated,…
Veneto is a land rich in ancient villas, countryside and gardens, but also many special nurseries, some of old tradition and younger ones. This itinerary develops around Treviso, a city characterised by the presence of two rivers, Sile and Cagnan,…
From the gentle Piacentino hills to the wooded Apennine; from the wild valleys enclosed by badlands with their light blue rivers, to the cultivated plain; from the dunes of the coastline to the wetlands of the Delta of the Po…Emilia…
