Villa d’Este – A Gushing Gurgling, Crashing Murmuring Stupendous Work of Art

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Karen Blaylock

For too long I have been pussyfooting around avoiding the big beasts of the garden world. Time to man up, Richard. Villa d’Este is to my mind Italy’s finest, and one of the world’s greatest gardens, and words and pictures … Continue reading →

Villa Adriana – The Sad Ancestor of the European Garden

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Karen Blaylock

Italians just don’t get it. At the inappropriately named Villa Adriana (more the size of a city than a villa) the stifling bureaucracy of the Italian State manages, but not quite succeeds in strangling something that is hauntingly beautiful. Getting … Continue reading →

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Villa d’Este – A Gushing Gurgling, Crashing Murmuring Stupendous Work of Art

Villa Adriana – The Sad Ancestor of the European Garden