Tag Archives: Europe

Italian-Themed Garden | Incorporating Elements of a Mediterranean Garden

I have always found Italian gardens alluring and romantic. In particular, classically styled gardens such as Villa Carlotta off Lake Como, whose gardens incorporations shrubs and trees which produces colorful masses of stunning flowers year-round in addition to manicured hedges … Continue reading

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Dandelion | Harbinger of Spring

Our man in Europe, horticulturist Mike Alexander, on the season of the dandelion, the bane of gardeners everywhere.

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Wanderlust | Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan

A flower-filled town on one of the Great Lakes allows you go Dutch without the jet lag.

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Bordeaux, France | A Living History

GV’s European correspondent, Mike Alexander, gives a quick primer on the living—and growing—heritage of the French city known as La Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty)

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Photos | The World’s Largest Flower Garden

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Photo | The Gardens at a Historic French Architectural Treasure

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Photo | A Formal Garden in Eastern Europe

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Blackbirds in the Garden | Birds of a Feather

Blackbirds, often found in yards and gardens across North America, are just as common in Europe. Our French garden exert Mike Alexander gives a little background on the feathered musicians.

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