We managed a quick visit to these AMAZING BOTANICAL GARDENS on our way south from Badia in the Dolomite mountains to Varenna on the shores of Lake Como. It was a big day with a 7 hour drive, made longer by an additional hour due to a Pass being closed! Read More…
I know I’ve said it before, but seeing “garden plants” in the wild really gives you insight into where they prefer to grow and at times how hardy they are. Which in turn helps you determine where to place them in your own garden .
Spotted a few days ago at 1500m asl and growing and flowering together (at last for the camera) were Primula veris and Pulmonaria. So often I’ve seen them apart, or one in flower but not the other and always at a high altitude. Read More…
Pictured here is Gentiana cluisii which we have seen many times – not masses of them yet as I think we are too early in spring this high up in the Italian Alps. Clusters of them here and there. Mouth wateringly beautiful
One thing I never dreamt of seeing in drifts was Trollius europaeus. When we saw our first one we were over the moon. A little like when we saw our first woodland Anemone. Car screeched to a halt. No it wasn’t another huge dandelion, ( size of the dandelions over here – they’re impressive) it was a Trollius! Read More…
