To be sown in abundance “after the Ides of May until the summer solstice”, so Columella (1st century AD) speaks several times of Basil in his “De Re Rustica”. Also Apicius in 230 d.c. in “De Re Coquinaria” embellishes his recipes with Basil, while Pliny is convinced that the seeds […]
Maria Beatrice Lupi
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Late Spring in the park, wild irises and buttercups stain the ditches while yellow, white and pink patches of wild garlic color the edges of the paths. The green meadows are dotted with daisies, here and there tufts of blue irises sprout; presences can be glimpsed between the blades of […]
Autumn has begun, but the last warm days still give us, among the bushes of the Mediterranean scrub, the scent and the beautiful blue blooms of Rosemary. The plant Belonging to the Lamiaceae or Labiatae family, Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an evergreen perennial shrub typical of garrigues, sparse woods facing […]