California Redwoods, Giants from a Lost World – Warburton, Australia
Until recently, California redwoods belonged, in my imagination, to another world, a distant realm of mist, immense trees, and ancient forests on the opposite side of the Pacific. Since childhood,…
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Garden of Ninfa, Italy
Among the ruins of a forgotten medieval town, water, plants, and human imagination have created one of the most romantic gardens in the world. Some gardens provide a feast for…
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Monet and I, inspired by the masterpiece of nature
What could an amateur gardener and freelance photographer and writer living among the concrete suburbs of Melbourne possibly have in common with Claude Monet, one of the greatest painters in…
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Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria Australia
Wild, remote and often breathtaking, Wilsons Promontory National Park is one of Victoria’s great natural landscapes. Granite mountains rise above forests and open grasslands, while white sandy beaches, secluded coves,…
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Villa Borghese Gardens – Green Heart of Rome
Rome is a city of stone, monuments, and crowded streets. Its ancient ruins, churches, fountains, and palaces seem to occupy every available space, each carrying another layer of the city’s…
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William Ricketts Sanctuary, Victoria Australia
On the outskirts of Melbourne, hidden beneath the towering Mountain Ash and luxuriant tree ferns of the Dandenong Ranges, lies one of Victoria’s most unusual cultural landscapes. William Ricketts Sanctuary…
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Vatican Gardens: Within Vatican City, a Verdant Sanctuary Awaits
Behind the monumental architecture and crowded museums of Vatican City lies a secluded world of gardens, woodland, fountains, and centuries of history. Beyond the immense colonnades of St Peter’s Square…
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The Collared Sparrowhawk
Delicate yet lethal. A frantic burst of wings from my backyard could mean only one thing: a predator had arrived. Looking through the kitchen window, I watched sparrows, spotted doves,…
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Ancient Olympia Greece
Birthplace of the Olympic Games and one of the most revered sanctuaries of the ancient Greek world. Set within a peaceful green valley in the western Peloponnese, Ancient Olympia is…
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Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, Victoria. Australia
Nestled near the mountain village of Olinda, just over an hour’s drive east of central Melbourne, the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden is one of Victoria’s finest displays of cool-climate plants.…
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