February 26, 2025
Photo: Haupt and Binder
Updated February 2025
From the street, I would have never guessed that hidden behind centuries-old plaster walls and tall wooden doors marked 3201, I would find a magnificent narrative of Venetian history, art, and culture.
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Category: Container Gardening, Experiencing, Garden Design, Lifestyle, Travel
Tags: BlogTour, BlogTour Milan, Italian palace gardens, Venice garden design. Contessa Anna Barnabò, Venice garden hostory, Venice garden tours, Venice gardens, Venice palace tours, Venice tourism, Venitian palaces
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February 25, 2025
The view looking down into the park from the entrance above.
Updated April 2025
I inhaled the scent of aromatic plants as I climbed the steps near the Place de la Bastille to reach the world’s first elevated park hidden … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Public Gardens
Tags: European parks, Paris, Public Gardens, public parks
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February 21, 2025
Updated 2025
Although Old Salem is just a 10-minute drive from Winston-Salem, it is centuries away from this contemporary urban center.
Visitors to the historic North Carolina town travel back more than 250 years to experience 100 of America’s most … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Garden Tourism, Green & Sustainable, Travel, Urban Agriculture
Tags: 18th century homes and gardens, heirloom vegetables, old salem, travel
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February 20, 2025
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In Japanese culture, cherry blossoms symbolize the transient nature of life, a reflection of the Buddhist concept known as “mono no aware,” which recognizes that there is both beauty and mortality in life.
I was born to American … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Public Gardens, Travel
Tags: cherry blosooms, flower festivals
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