Tag: Magnolia

  • Il Orto Botanico dell’Università di Genova

    Il Orto Botanico dell’Università di Genova

    Today we ventured out to find a garden—and although what we thought would be a 14 minute walk turned into a hilltop adventure, well, we’re in Italy, so it was all fine.  Established in 1803, the collection is not as historic or as grand at the one in Padova, but it’s a bucolic place, not…

  • The Fragile Spine: The Gardener’s Nemesis

    I’m baaaaack and feeling better than the last time I was here. Who knew that what this girl needed was a quick back surgery? I certainly didn’t see that one coming! It all started just after I walked to see my ill friend in my last post. I’d seen my doctor the day before and she’d scheduled…