Garden Archives - ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû7000 /decorating/garden/ ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû7000, Real Estate in Italy, Move to Italy Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:24:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-favicon-lifeinitaly-32x32.jpeg Garden Archives - ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû7000 /decorating/garden/ 32 32 In Italy, the world’s first underwater garden: Nemo’s Garden /worlds-first-underwater-garden/ /worlds-first-underwater-garden/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:43:48 +0000 /?p=99798 An innovative and ingenious idea was brought to life by an insight from Sergio Gamberini, founder of the leading underwater equipment company, Ocean Reef Group. The Italian engineer, along with his company’s team, has created a new scenario for future sustainable agriculture. The world’s first underwater garden was born in […]

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]]> /worlds-first-underwater-garden/feed/ 0 The event “Sulla Strada del Giglio” returning on October 14 and 15 /the-event-sulla-strada-del-giglio-returning-on-october-14-and-15/ /the-event-sulla-strada-del-giglio-returning-on-october-14-and-15/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:33:13 +0000 /?p=98617 With the coming of autumn, Colorno prepares to stage a unique autumn edition of the classic and renowned event Sulla Strada del Giglio. The market for quality gardening will be held in Colorno (PR) on Saturday, October 14, and Sunday, October 15, from 9 a.m. to sunset, in front of […]

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]]> /the-event-sulla-strada-del-giglio-returning-on-october-14-and-15/feed/ 0 The Fall in Italian Garden /the-fall-in-italian-garden/ /the-fall-in-italian-garden/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:45:30 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2016/11/15/the-fall-in-italian-garden/ Trees to have in an Italian garden that enhance the special colors of the leaves in Autumn.

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]]> /the-fall-in-italian-garden/feed/ 0 Eating Al Fresco /eating-al-fresco/ /eating-al-fresco/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:15:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/eating-al-fresco/ There are a few rules in gardening and design that can help you make the most out of your garden, a garden that must reflect your own personality.

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]]> /eating-al-fresco/feed/ 0 Autumn Flowering Crocuses: saffron /autumn-flowering-crocuses-saffron/ /autumn-flowering-crocuses-saffron/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:29:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2017/10/05/autumn-flowering-crocuses-saffron/ Saffron is quite common in Italian cuisine, it adds its exotic flavor to many pasta and rice dishes, but it is also delicious in soups and in sauces.

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]]> /autumn-flowering-crocuses-saffron/feed/ 0 Bomarzo: Mannerist Gardens /mannerist-gardens/ /mannerist-gardens/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:30:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/mannerist-gardens/ Gardens that startle the visitor

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]]> /mannerist-gardens/feed/ 0 An Italian perspective on Gardening /an-italian-perspective-on-gardening/ /an-italian-perspective-on-gardening/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:20:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/an-italian-perspective-on-gardening/ An Italian garden to produce fresh organic vegetables for the table.

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]]> /an-italian-perspective-on-gardening/feed/ 0 Italian Gardens and the Glowfly /glowfly/ /glowfly/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:35:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/italian-gardens-and-the-glowfly/ Glow flies in Italian gardens

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]]> /glowfly/feed/ 0 The Dahlia in Italy /the-dahlia-in-italy/ /the-dahlia-in-italy/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:00:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2012/05/31/the-dahlia-in-italy/ A Stunning Floral Symbol of the Renaissance The Dahlia has been used in Italian gardens as a fine cut flower from the Renaissance onwards, however, it is also as strong a symbol of the discovery of the Americas as is the tomato, potato or the pineapple. A plant from the […]

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]]> /the-dahlia-in-italy/feed/ 0 Grass Lawns in Italy /grass-lawns-in-italy/ /grass-lawns-in-italy/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:19:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/07/05/grass-lawns-in-italy/ Making a Lawn in Italian Gardens     There can be nothing more disturbing for me as a garden designer than the sight of a green, English style lawn, in Italy. Ever since the onset of expensive computerized irrigation systems Italy has begun regarding the “English lawn” in Italy as […]

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]]> /grass-lawns-in-italy/feed/ 0 Italian Butterfly Garden /italian-butterfly-garden/ /italian-butterfly-garden/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:08:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/22/italian-butterfly-garden/ How to Attract Italian Butterflies into Italian Gardens One of the most spectacular sights in Italian gardens has to be the European swallowtail butterfly flitting, effortlessly over lavender, buddleja, valerian or any other nectar-providing flower. This large and beautiful butterfly is a master of the air and glides from flower […]

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]]> /italian-butterfly-garden/feed/ 0 Italy and the Mulberry Tree /italy-and-the-mulberry-tree/ /italy-and-the-mulberry-tree/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:24:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/21/italy-and-the-mulberry-tree/ In almost every authentic Tuscan garden one can find an ancient Mulberry (or ‘Gelso‘ or ‘Moro’) tree, with a large canopy and very thick, gnarled trunk. This curious tree can grow for eighty to a hundred years or more and in Tuscany the mulberry’s large canopy is always pruned drastically […]

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]]> /italy-and-the-mulberry-tree/feed/ 4 Treasure by the Roadside /treasure-by-the-roadside/ /treasure-by-the-roadside/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:01:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/20/treasure-by-the-roadside/ Italian wild plants and herbs Nothing evokes the coming of Spring more than the scent of wild flowers and plants. About a year ago, I happened to drive to my grandparents’ village for the first time during Spring in decades. Here, in the lovely, mellow rolling hills of the Alessandria province, […]

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]]> /treasure-by-the-roadside/feed/ 0 Irises in Italian Gardens /irises-in-italian-gardens/ /irises-in-italian-gardens/#respond Sun, 17 Jun 2018 08:14:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/17/irises-in-italian-gardens/ How to Use Iris Flowers in Italy Members of the Iris family (Iridaceae) have sprung from almost every country- and every corner of this world can boast at having its own variety. But surely for most it must be Italy that springs to mind as the month of April arrives, […]

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]]> /irises-in-italian-gardens/feed/ 0 Italian Hawk Moths /italian-hawk-moths/ /italian-hawk-moths/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:28:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/14/italian-hawk-moths/ Italian Moths that seem like Hummingbirds I have been asked, time and time again, “What’s that? Is it a hummingbird?” by the guests that come and stay at our holiday houses here in Tuscany. They were all referring to a curious creature that flits, with great speed, from flower to […]

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]]> /italian-hawk-moths/feed/ 0 Ecological Control for Aphids and Whitefly /ecological-control-for-aphids-and-whitefly/ /ecological-control-for-aphids-and-whitefly/#respond Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:09:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/05/ecological-control-for-aphids-and-whitefly/ Natural solutions to whiteflies and aphids Until recently the solution to this problem was to spray the plant with toxic pesticides, which curiously, also kill nature’s own remedy to the problem… the parasitic wasp. There are hundreds of species of parasitic wasp, some feed on caterpillars and spiders and some […]

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]]> /ecological-control-for-aphids-and-whitefly/feed/ 0 Italian Fruit Trees /italian-fruit-trees/ /italian-fruit-trees/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:34:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/06/04/italian-fruit-trees/ Italian gardens are generally characterised by elegant formal lines and strong structure, however, the use of fruit trees in Italian gardens cannot be overlooked. Since the early Arabic influence fruit trees have featured strongly in Italian gardens and later. Then, with the onset of the Roman Empire, new varieties of […]

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]]> /italian-fruit-trees/feed/ 5 How to Prune Italian Roses /how-to-prune-italian-roses/ /how-to-prune-italian-roses/#respond Thu, 24 May 2018 08:15:00 +0000 http://prod.lifeinitaly.com/2018/05/24/how-to-prune-italian-roses/ Tips on Pruning Roses in Italian Gardens Late Autumn is the time when we generally consider pruning the roses in our gardens, both in the UK and in many parts of the US, however when should we prune the roses in our Italian holiday homes…? The rose is a plant […]

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