[wprm-recipe-jump] Judging by the weather Venice was blessed with last weekend #octobersummer, it's hard to imagine that we are already in the midst of autumn. We're in for change .. By now, you can see the first leaves of vite americana (Virginia creeper vine) in Venice turn red, a sure sign that …
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How to Grow a Pomegranate Tree
Il melograno means pomegranate tree in Italian. Growing your own pomegranate tree will instantly confer a Mediterranean look and feel to any garden. Below you can see a little pomegranate copse I've discovered in the Venetian Lagoon. That may be too much for many other climates, but you can always …
Summer Garden Brunch
I call these days of late summer le giornate balsamiche. They are so calm and the light is different as the angle of the sun rays is changing. You notice there's more dew (rugiada) on the blossoms, otherwise the flower beds are rather dry here. It looks dry and will remain so until mid-autumn when …