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Re: Ninfa in Italy #32699 11/22/09 10:28 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Likes: 4 Ledbury Rob Harris The Archive
Rob Harris The Archive Joined: Apr 2006 Likes: 4 Ledbury	Quote: Originally posted by Atom Man: Quote: Originally posted by Rob Harris: [b] The photograph that appears on the front cover was taken at Scotney Castle . Yes, the two cypress pines above the old structure make it obvious. The old building at Ninfa doesn't have them. [/b] Sadly the two cyprus trees are no longer there - they were blown down in storms a few years ago... Rob

Re: Ninfa in Italy #32700 11/23/09 04:12 AM
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Black Shadow Member Joined: Jul 2008 Bahamut Lagoon	Cheers for the article. Ninfa is just stunning...

Re: Ninfa in Italy #32701 11/23/09 11:52 PM
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Gem Member G Joined: Jun 2007 UK	What an awful shame about the cypress trees at Scotney Castle. That place looks absolutely amazing, and I can definitely see why John was drawn to it. As a medievalist, I really, really want to go...Ninfa is also incredible - thanks for posting, Chris!

Re: Ninfa in Italy #32702 11/24/09 09:01 AM
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MemberD Member Joined: Apr 2007 Italy	If anyone is thinking of going to Ninfa check carefully on opening times and days; it's an Italian monumento naturale (something like the National Trust in the UK) and is therefore kept as free of public invasions as possible! Actually I find it quite ironic sometimes that the British love 'Italian gardens' but the Italians are also in love with the idea of 'giardini inglesi' and often try to imitate them. The Italian term for lawn is 'prato inglese'. (end of lesson....)

Re: Ninfa in Italy #32703 11/25/09 01:02 AM
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Atom Man Member Joined: May 2008 Sydney	Quote: Originally posted by MemberD: Actually I find it quite ironic sometimes that the British love 'Italian gardens' but the Italians are also in love with the idea of 'giardini inglesi' and often try to imitate them. The Italian term for lawn is 'prato inglese'. (end of lesson....) Fascinating!

Re: Ninfa in Italy #32704 11/25/09 08:33 AM
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MemberD Member Joined: Apr 2007 Italy	Who remembers the Italian sunken garden on Blue Peter!?!?!?! .. now, sadly, to be axed I read... The Guardian: Should we save the Blue Peter garden?

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