#parcodelmincio

I don't know what the limit is for Verbena bonariensis and butterflies, but since 2012 I have added more verbena every year (or it adds itself, to be honest) and every year we have more and more butterflies. #butterfly #butterfliesofinstagram #mezzogiardiniere #growverbena #greengardens #verbenabonariensis #beneficialinsects #clarkanthonylawrence #sowitandgrowit #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio #southamericanplants (at La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOuHXOI0ts/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Jacob's ladder. Greek valerian. Polemonium caeruleum. #lovelyleaves #jacobsladder #greekvalerian #gardenersofinstagram #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/COFtJydlJl5/?igshid=tep32vf48hya

Pumpkin tunnel. Greening up. #lamacchinafissa #pumpkinsandgourds #pumpkinparadise #zucche #zucchepiccine #gourds #cucurbitaceae #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio #readingretreatsinruralitaly #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPYbUzrVNL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Polystichum setiferum, a gift from my friend Marta. #gardensofinstagram #felci #beautifulferns #softshieldfern #dryopteridaceae #iloveferns #fernsofinstagram #europeanferns #lamacchinafissa #parcodelmincio #provinciadimantova #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #readandrelax #readingretreatsinruralitaly (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRuAqs3Ies-/?utm_medium=tumblr

Rise and shine! It's terribly hot and humid out there during the day, but at 6 AM the sun is bright and the air is cool. July is the month of early morning gardening and afternoon naps. #gardeninglife #italiangardening #morninglight #helianthusannuus #yellowflowers #asteraceae #haveanap #summerheat #mezzogiardiniere #lamacchinafissa #riseandshine🌞 #parcodelmincio #mantua #gardensoflombardy #ruralitaly (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCLUCrYpAg6/?igshid=1xv85qt1e4egz

Thank you, Datura, for all you do, so perfectly and effortlessly. Even sowing yourself in just the right places and amazing me every year with your curly buds, huge white blooms, greyish leaves, sweet scent, prickly seedpods. You are a deadly weed from heaven! #datura #whiteflowers #readingretreatsinruralitaly #poisonousplants #plantaddiction #botanicalbeauty #weedsiadore #donteatitoryouwilldie #lamacchinafissa #ortifelici #ortimantovani #thornapple #daturainoxia #daturastramonium #gardenersofig #gardeneveryday #parcodelmincio (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCHaTsplUl/?igshid=1hejaavgt66c

Momordica charantia (bitter melon), plastic goat, Raphanus caudatus (Dragon's tail radish, rat-tail radish, serpent radish) flower in my bargotín window. #cucurbitaceae #momordicacharantia #brassicaceae #goats #lamacchinafissa #strangeplants #beautifulleaves #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio #ortifelici #ortimantovani #mezzogiardiniere #clarkanthonylawrence (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHT7v1J37P/?igshid=arz7qbkukdow

Chartreuse flowers and wonderful leaves. Bupleurum rotundifolium is a self-sowing annual I am always happy to see in surprising places in the garden. What a beauty! #bupleurumrotundifolium #apiaceae #greenflowers #annuals #selfsowers #mezzogiardiniere #lamacchinafissa #provinciadimantova #parcodelmincio (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5CsNopBFr/?igshid=rkq5rbqorwyp