Tag: garden

  • January 2017: Amateur Bot-Ann-Ist is Back!!!

    January 2017: Amateur Bot-Ann-Ist is Back!!!

    It seems only fair to write a post after a week-long snow event. This will be short though—much like my patience after being snowed-in for so long. Last year I felt that I needed a break but I didn’t know why and now I feel better about a return to regular posts. So much has…

  • VERONA, ITALY: GIARDINO GIUSTI (PART TWO)

    VERONA, ITALY: GIARDINO GIUSTI (PART TWO)

    A few weeks ago I introduced the Giardino Giusti and began to describe our visit there. It’s been just a few months since we left Italy, but it feels like ages right now. As I said before, the garden is simply incredible and the plants found there are all part of what I’d consider the traditional Italian…