Venzano

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This gloriously photographed and fascinating book will appeal to gardeners, lovers of scented plants and lovers of Italy and things Italian.
VENZANO - A Scented Garden in Tuscany is the story of a dream come true: many people fantasize about one day living in Tuscany, but few of us ever actually realize our ambition. This is the fascinating account of Don Leevers and Lindsay Megaritty, two talented Australians who in 1988, bought an ancient Etruscan property which had plenty of land and a Roman spring providing water. Today, their nursery garden is well known in the surrounding area and beyond, their catalogue lists nearly 10, 000 plants for sale, and their talents as garden designers and plantsmen are sought by the luminaries of Italian aristocracy. After just over a decade of very hard work in this small paradise, they have transformed the way Italians garden.
With ravishing photography and evocative text, garden writer Stephanie Donaldson transports us to this aromatic oasis... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This gloriously photographed and fascinating book will appeal to gardeners, lovers of scented plants and lovers of Italy and things Italian.
VENZANO - A Scented Garden in Tuscany is the story of a dream come true: many people fantasize about one day living in Tuscany, but few of us ever actually realize our ambition. This is the fascinating account of Don Leevers and Lindsay Megaritty, two talented Australians who in 1988, bought an ancient Etruscan property which had plenty of land and a Roman spring providing water. Today, their nursery garden is well known in the surrounding area and beyond, their catalogue lists nearly 10, 000 plants for sale, and their talents as garden designers and plantsmen are sought by the luminaries of Italian aristocracy. After just over a decade of very hard work in this small paradise, they have transformed the way Italians garden.
With ravishing photography and evocative text, garden writer Stephanie Donaldson transports us to this aromatic oasis in the heart ofTuscany to experience the heady scents of lavender, rosemary, thyme, patchouli, vetiver, damask roses, lilies, honeysuckle and pinks and many other culinary, medicinal and decorative sweet-smelling plants. We meet the owners, and learn some of their secrets when it comes to growing and propagating herbs and other aromatic plants; we meet their staff and clients, as well as gaining a glimpse of rural Tuscany with its wonderful food shops, markets, ancient architecture and unique landscape.
VENZANO - A Scented Garden in Tuscany conjures up the heady scents of a Mediterranean garden ivhich are of universal appeal both to active and armchair gardeners the world over. Vissza