The Hortus Horrei, Corte Eremo, Mantua

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Every day the Konjac opens more and impresses everyone with its beautiful form. #amorphophallus #amorphophalluskonjac #piccoligiardiniitaliani #lamacchinafissa #clarksgarden (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3njf9ojmN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I think we all know what M is for by now. Hollington said Monarda and I said YES!! #hollingtonsflorilegium #monarda #beautifulperennials #lamacchinafissa #clarksgarden #clarkanthonylawrence (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3nAupIsv1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I photograph you and then kill you, OK? (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3mi5iIVhY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Do you grow your own food? Yeah, that is why I am so skinny. The damned peacock got nearly all of the currants this year. (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3mI3soMlJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We just had the sweetest group of French guests. I hope they come back and I hope we get more Frenchies like them in the future. France has always been a bit under-represented at Reading Retreats in Rural Italy. Maybe things will change post-Covid. (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3luBfIJgm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Annuals are a lot of work but a lot of fun for half-gardeners looking for a little summer excitement. #tithoniarotundifolia #mexicanflowers #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere #summer #summergarden #brightflowers #thompsonandmorgan (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3knoYo6Ot/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ferns. You can never have too many. (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3jbVGI6Es/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tendrils. #cucurbitaceae #pumpkin #pumpkins #cucurbitology #zucche #moonshine #moonshinepumpkin #lamacchinafissa #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3jKRNoTm3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sunflower seeds from my friends at @bustaffa.florovivaisti They are like Covid, coming in different phases throughout the year. This first phase is kind of dark and scary. #girasole #girasoli #sunflowers #brownsunflowers #lamacchinafissa #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #inmygarden #inmygardenthismorning #helianthusannuus (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3itLvo5AO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Imagine when his tail feathers grow out. He is already full of himself. The only male peacock for miles around, he thinks he is a feathered god. #pavoni #peacocksofinstagram #pavoneggiarsi #lamacchinafissa #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3h1SUInYs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's hydrangea season here in northern Italy. Are your hydrangeas blooming yet? #hydrangeas #hydrangeasofinstagram #ortensie #ortensiebianche #lamacchinafissa #inmygarden #inmygardenthismorning #borgovirgilio #whiteflowers #clarksgarden #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3hCUxoh-O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The goats like towers and platforms and toys in their area. The peacock just wants mirrors. He can strut back and forth and sit there for hours a day, just enjoying the view. Thank God he doesn't have an Instagram page. This kind of self-obsession could get boring. #peacock #peacocksofinstagram #lamacchinafissa #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #pavoni #instapride #selfobsessed #iamsosexyandiknowit #bringmemoremirrorshuman #specchio #pavoneggiarsi #gorgeous #perfectineveryway #instagramgod (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3gRW1IxjL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It is opening... and coming to kill us at night! #amorphophalluskonjac #coolplants #vodoolily #lamacchinafissa #mezzogiardiniere🌿 #greengardens #greeniwantyougreen #provinciadimantova #clarkanthonylawrence (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeycN0Jo0Mv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=