The beginning of the gray winter plagued us a bit ‘so we started looking for some colorful garden to admire and, why not, to visit next spring … We found colorful gardens around the world, and even in Europe Italy … 1.Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Opened in 1910, the Broolklyn Botanic garden is a garden of…
The flowers in general, know how to win for their color, scent and shape. Many times, however, to discover the flowers hide incredible benefits and useful to human beings who do not reside only in the ‘use “aesthetic”. The geranium, for example, is now widespread in essential oils for loads of features and beneficial properties…
Evergreen ground cover from North-America, the Gaultheria has become one of the most popular Christmas plants, thanks to its bright colors and cheerful. The leaves are deep green even in winter while its red berries maintain a warm color that draws the plant and makes it perfect for decorating the houses in the holiday season…
The camellia is perhaps one of the most beautiful flowers with very unique feature of being able to resister to the intense cold of winter. Its origins in the Middle East make it a potted plant, but also from the ground that we can recognize and find in over 70 different species (pictured a camellia…
In cold weather, but also in those where we can not be close to our garden / orchard many of us, you know, would like to sit outdoors to work among the flowers, the hedge and plants but given the temperatures, days court, bad weather or some commitment, it is not always possible to do…
The origins To understand when and how these wonderful trees were born we have to go back at least 2000 years and fancied, probably, in faraway China. Only around 1200 the Bonsai came to Japan where Buddhism was spreading and to which monks were given away the first samples. At the end of ‘800, the…
Nei periodi freddi, ma anche in quelli in cui non possiamo essere vicini al nostro giardino/orto molti di noi, si sa, vorrebbero starsene all’aria aperta a lavorare tra i fiori, la siepe e le piante ma viste le temperature, le giornate corte, il cattivo tempo o qualche impegno, non sempre è possibile farlo. Per questo, la tecnologia…
Non stupitevi se verrete punti dal pungitopo, verdissima pianta decorativa caratteristica della macchia mediterranea, chiamata anche Ruscus Aculeautus. Le sue foglie appuntite si lasciavano vicino alle provviste per evitare che i topi si avvicinassero e mangiassero tutto! Da questo è nato il nome “pungitopo”. Oggi invece, i meravigliosi rametti di Pungitopo si usanoanche come decorazione natalizia…
I fiori in genere, sanno conquistarci per il loro colore, profumo e la loro forma. Molte volte capita di scoprire però che questi nascondono benefici incredibili ed utili all’essere umano che non risiedono solo nell’utilizzo estetico. Il geranio, ad esempio, viene ormai diffuso in oli essenziali per un’infinità di caratteristiche e proprietà benefiche di cui…
