Tbilisi Georgia’s surprising garden
admin2020-04-16T14:46:32-07:00Saint George, Georgia's patron saint, towers above Tbilisi's Freedom Square. GEORGIA Tbilisi - My taxi awaited below the tall column topped with the [...]
Palermo’s Orto Botanico
admin2020-03-30T12:20:09-07:00Lily pads drift in the "Aquarium," ponds placed in the oldest part of Orto Botanico. ITALY Palermo - It was but a 10 [...]
Taormina Sicily – Florence Trevelyan’s garden
admin2020-03-30T12:19:42-07:00Goldfish swarm around a tropical plant in a Hallington Siculor's pond with one of Florence Trevelyan's Victorian follies in the background. ITALY Taormina [...]
Garden festival – Domaine de Chaumont-Sur-Loire
admin2020-03-30T12:33:16-07:00Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire overlooks the Loire and the village of Chaumont-sur-Loire in central France. (All Photos: Yvonne Michie Horn) FRANCE Chaumont-sur-Loire - During [...]
Loire – Jardin du Plessis
admin2020-03-30T12:58:31-07:00In the Loire Valley, the Jardin du Plessis is not quite a French garden, but not quite an English garden either. FRANCE Loire [...]
Akureyri Botanic Garden
admin2023-01-21T15:02:23-08:00Iceland's surprising oasis ... Plants, indigenous to Iceland or suitable for near-arctic planting, are organized for visitor viewing. Photos Yvonne Michie Horn ICELAND [...]
Istanbul’s leafy oasis – Gülhane Park
admin2020-03-25T11:09:51-07:00pond In autumn, leaves fluttering down from sky-high plane trees keep garden workers busy clearing ponds of their clutter. TURKEY Istanbul - I [...]
Paris’ hidden garden – La Vallée Suisse
admin2020-03-25T11:33:49-07:00FRANCE Paris - The expanse of sculpted white marble titled “The Poet’s Dream” struck me as pretty awful. Located near the Palais de la Découverte, [...]
The Bishop’s Palace Gardens
admin2020-04-02T13:05:32-07:00The Cathedral of St. Andrew's image captured in a reflecting pool. ENGLAND Wells - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Robert Burnell, was [...]
Invoking Jane Austen
admin2021-11-20T17:38:56-08:00ENGLAND Bath - Bath was awash in Jane Austen character lookalikes. Hundreds of Mr. Darcys and Mrs. Bennets filled the sidewalks of this patrician small [...]