“Capperi!” (Capers! In English: Wow!) Never was an expression of pleasant surprise and wonder more appropriate, as was the amazement aroused by the magnificence and elegance of the caper in bloom.The caper (Capparis spinosa L. 1753) belongs to the Capparaceae family.It is a typically Mediterranean plant, present in the central-southern […]
Maria Beatrice Lupi
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…. “It rains on the brackish and burnt tamarisksit rains on the pinesit rains on the divine myrtles ……. ”And the pinehas a sound and myrtleother sound and junipermore, different toolsunder countless fingers “(Gabriele d’Annunzio, The rain in the pine grove, 1902) In arid and sunny Mediterranean summers, the thirsty […]
The almond tree has always accompanied the journey and history of man who, over the centuries, has given it highly symbolic meanings of hope and constancy, of birth and resurrection; it symbolizes the renewal of nature after winter death. The esoteric meaning is linked to the fruit: the almond represents […]
It happens in winter, walking in the woods, in cool and shady areas, to see a tuft of green leaves sprout from the damp and rotting leaves of the ground, sometimes from the snow, illuminated by beautiful pinkish white flowers: Hellebore! It is one of the few species that blooms […]
There is a fragrance in the intense and intoxicating gardens that spreads up to the kitchens and accompanies us in all the summer canteens. It is the scent of Basil, the “plant of the king”. BASIL (Ocimum basilicum L.) BOTANICAL CARD A native of tropical Asia and India, it was […]