Tag: green terrace
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The Cheerful Sounds of Birds in Spring
This morning some birds came to sing cheerfully to remind us of the arrival of Spring. According to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in his Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, “a man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not…
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A Jasminum Sambac flower in bloom
For my green terrace, I was looking for an old fragrance, a plant of jasminum sambac, which was very familiar to me by the time of my childhood. Today, my first jasminum sambac flower bloomed…my idea is to let it grow like a vine and gradually trying to create a small dome-shaped pergola in the…
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A new green dress for the Autumn
After a year, graceful white vincas are blooming again in the green terrace and, more and more, small plants are going to bloom.
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Fresh Homemade Summer Sauces
On these hot days of August, my green terrace has become the ideal place to grow lush basil plants and then to pick and collect the leaves for making exquisite pesto sauce. Besides, the more you prune the plants, the more vigorous and verdant they grow. After washing the leaves, I left them to get…
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From the Kitchen Garden: Waiting for the new harvest of Datterino tomatoes
We are enjoying beautiful weather in these days and Summer seems to be already here. The week passed quickly. On this Saturday evening, it is amazing to see our small plants of golden “datterino” tomatoes how fast they grow day after day. Tonight, the little corner in the green terrace, which is dedicated to herbs…
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