I heart Mediterranean gardens very much - cacti in bloom in all their varieties of size and form, palms, sandy paths curling among stone terraces filled with aromatic herbs! Today, let me welcome you to one of such places - a beautiful, old (100 years of age), private botanical garden -- Giardino Esotico Pallanca, located in Italy, town of Bordighera.
The Garden was created in 1910 by Bartolomeo Pallanca and nowadays, it is maintained by his descendants - the owner and designer of the garden Barth Pallanca and his two sons, Giacomo and Gio Batta.
The Garden was created in 1910 by Bartolomeo Pallanca and nowadays, it is maintained by his descendants - the owner and designer of the garden Barth Pallanca and his two sons, Giacomo and Gio Batta.
The garden has an incredibly rich collection of cactaceaes and succulents - 3200 species of plants in total; the eldest plant comes from Peru and is 300 years old! The soil and climate on the downhill of an extinct volcano Nero, where the garden is located, are perfectly favorable to the cacti growth.
Source: scans from Maison Francaise mag. Photographer: Ferruccio Carassale
They are going to have an on-line store where they'll be distributing their plants, even rare ones! The shop is still in development, but I think bookmarking the link would be worthwhile. Hopefully they will sell worldwide.
You may also check a photography blog Ombre di Luce where I have found some more nice close-up views of the garden's plants.
1 comments:
Beautiful. I can smell the sea air. It gets in your nose and never leaves. Cactus' are so forgiving. I started growing aloe plants indoors (too cold for outdoors in Montana). I blend about 4 leaves with honey and a tad of alcohol. Keep in fridge and take a Tb before each meal for optimum digestion and health.
Cheers
Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck
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