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  • Home
  • About
    • History of Glen Villa Art Garden
    • About Patterson Webster
    • Site & Insight: A personal approach to the land
    • Professional Distinctions
    • Garden Book! Autobiography of a Garden
  • Art Garden
  • Timelines
  • Activities
    • Events
    • Signature Talks
    • Open Garden Days & Tours
    • Seminars
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • FR

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Italian lessons: planting The Big Rock

Design, Glen Villa, Plants, TravelBy glenadminJuly 27, 20141 Comment

I have no desire to create an Italianate garden in rural Quebec. Yet many things in the Renaissance and Renaissance-revival gardens I visited this spring are inspiring me to re-examine aspects of the garden at Glen Villa. High on the list is ensuring I have the right balance. Balance between simplicity and decoration. Between open and closed…

What I liked about Italian Renaissance Gardens

Art, Design, TravelBy glenadminMay 18, 20142 Comments

I returned recently from nine days in Italy where I visited gardens between Florence and Rome. Historically, they ranged from the 1st century (Villa Adriana, or Hadrian’s Villa) to the 21st century (Bosco della Ragnaia). Weeks later, my head is still spinning with all I saw — and with all I learned about history, art…

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