Flowering Bulbs and Italian Garden Design Flower bulbs Spring’s arrival after a long grey winter is enough to get everyone a little bit excited about the prospect of longer days, blue skies and some color… at last. bulbs in a field in italy These bulbs shown below have been hybridized […]
Useful Information on Growing Rosemary in your Garden Rosemary, that great Italian culinary herb that is listed in every Italian recipe, an aromatic herb that is used in almost every dish from Scotland to Rome. How though, does one grow the stuff? If you have ever created small herb garden, […]
Renting a Villa: What You Should Know A Listed Guide to use When Renting a Villa Italian Villa So, you want to rent a villa? There are precautionary measures that should be taken to ensure a positive experience. Villas are most often equipped with telephones and pools, but just in […]
Apartment Rooms or House Rentals in Rome and Italy Rentals All Throughout Italy Interior of an apartment When you first arrive in Italy before renting or buying a house or apartment, for example in Rome, it is a good idea to spend a bit of time in a apartment with […]
Long Term Apartment Rentals in Rome Italy Key Points to Remember when Renting Long Term Long Term Apartment Rentals in Rome Italy: The following apartments are available for long term rentals – Utility will need to be added to the rental prices. Sorry, we do not have a list of […]
Italian Agro-alimentary Products Saved The Italian agro-alimentary products touched the summit of 4,255 units this year. These produces are obtained by traditional and antique methods, handed down through time on many agricultural farms which maintained “unaltered” ingredients and recipes in preparing 1,252 types of bread, pasta, and biscuits; 1,193 cultivated […]
Interpreting Italian Garden Style Correctly The Italian garden presents the garden designer in Italy with many nuances and various strong symbols that for many people symbolize Italy and everything Italian. Many garden design themes have been drawn from the Italian garden style over the years. However, just as many of […]
The Mediterranean Chastity Plant Mediterranean plants have long been attributed with having medicinal, healing properties, from the skin softening oil of the olive tree, the calming effects of the chamomile plant or even to the flatulence reducing fennel. However, rarely do we hear of a Mediterranean plant that can assist […]
How Italian Gardeners Use The Moon Since time began human beings have been fascinated and bewildered by the presence of the ever changing ephemeral moon that has been a constant presence and sensual mystery in the night sky. From when humans began cultivating their own crops they noted the subtle […]
The BBC calls Saint Clare a ‘cool saint’ because she is the patron saint of television. Clare became this because she once saw mass celebrated on the walls of her dormitory even though she was more than a mile away. She saw this so clearly that she could name the […]
