Sofias Country Gardens

This summer I actually went on holiday from the farm in the middle of summer. It is twenty years since I last went away during the growing season, and actually it was really nice to do a bit of nothing! For all of ten lazy days I enjoyed Provence, France, and long evenings with good wine, food and lovely friends. However, not all the time was idel as of course while there I spent some time visiting gardens in the region. One of the nicest gardens by far was Jardin de Salagon

I must admit I found Paris Botanical Gardens to be just as grand as they sound, but what else would one expect from one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world? It is part of the Natural History Museum and contains in addition to the botanical school also an iris garden, a rose garden, an alpine garden and two greenhouses. My favourite part of a botanical garden is always the systematic beds where plants are organised according to how they are related. It is su

When I asked at the hotel I was staying for directions to Bologna botanical garden, the concierge looked at me with a firm look of disapproval. "It is not one of Bolognas beautiful gardens," he said, "you would do much better going to Giardini Margherita!" As I collect botanical gardens, I wasn't persuaded and once I got there, I was happy I made the effort. It is a sweet little university garden, that focuses on teaching while also including little bit of wildlife conservati

Pisac is a village in southern Peru's Sacred valley region, so the odds are that few people stumble upon the jewel of a botanical garden that lies mid town, hidden behind the market in it's own little world. It truly is a secret garden gem, hidden away behind the walls of houses on tree sides and the garden wall on one side. Above the entrance there is a sign, but to gain entry you have to ring a bell hanging by the gate and wait for someone to come and open it. Entry is 10 S

I love to visit botanical gardens when I travel, and actually it is a hobby of mine to collect botanical gardens from all over the world. Well, of course I can't take them with me, but I can take pictures that will inspire me for years to come in my gardening endeavours. One of my all time favourite botanical gardens lies in Amsterdam, and I always go there no matter what time of the year I happen to be visiting. Last year, just before Christmas, I went to see my godfathers w