Category Archives: Plants & Gardening

The Art of growing and cultivating plants: vegetables, flowers, fruits and ornamental plants. Focusing on eco friendly and sustainable techniques: guerrilla gardening, vertical gardens, edible yards, garden art, and more.

The Judas Tree

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Art for Housewives

You know it’s springtime in Rome when the Judas trees are in bloom. -30-

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Aloe Vera with a View

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Art for Housewives
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Easter Sunday

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Art for Housewives

One would never know by looking at a peach pit that there’s a tree inside of it. But there is and that’s why I always throw my pits in a pot. As a result, I have a peach tree growing … Continue reading →

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The Aspirin Tree

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Not far from our house is Villa Ada, the largest park in Rome second only to Villa Pamphili. Located in the north-eastern part of Rome, it has a surface of 180 hectares/450 acres and is covered with vegetation native to … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Art for Housewives

from my balcony container garden…

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