![]() ![]() The numerous training techniques utilized at this garden create an opportunity to explore new perspectives on age-old practices to share with Longwood’s horticulture staff. ![]() Their old and new olive trees evoke the history of past Roman farming on Lake Como and how it is being preserved today.Īt Villa del Balbianello, a historic villa located on the west coast of Lake Como, we’ll explore this garden’s elaborate terracing and beautiful waterfront views. Horticulturists sustain historic citrus tunnels, azalea collections, camellias, and more in this formal Italianate garden. This garden creates a unique interplay of native Mediterranean plants and acclimated exotic species, similar to that which will be implemented in Longwood Reimagined. From there, Isola Madre, an 18th century romantic-style garden featuring rare and exotic plants. Next, we’ll visit Isola Bella, an Italianate Baroque style garden established in the 1630s on Lake Maggiore, preserving rare specimens growing in a uniquely mild island microclimate on the Borromean Gulf. We are excited to interact with familiar Longwood specimens in a new way-both climatically and aesthetically. It houses more than 3,000 plant species collected from around the world including Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz Water-platter) and Dicksonia antarctica (Tasmanian Tree Fern), which are also part of Longwood’s collection. Through the invaluable guidance of Italian horticulture and travel expert Alessandro Tombelli, we’ve created a full itinerary of public gardens, private gardens, a plant nursery … all of which will take us throughout a number of regions.Ī historic botanical garden on the western shore of Lake Maggiore, Villa Taranto features a glasshouse, herbarium, and fountains. It is apparent that there are many unique practices employed by the Italian horticulturists of today which we look forward to learning all about. While in Italy we intend on connecting with horticultural specialists at private and public gardens as well as a large nursery to experience the breadth of plant knowledge Italy has to offer. This project’s emphasis on structural elements of ancient olives, citrus, and cypress lends well to many of the native and non-native plant material that thrives in the Italian climate. In addition to experiencing the rich history of Italian gardens, we also look to Longwood’s future and are excited to relate Italy’s Mediterranean plant palette to the Longwood Reimagined project. It was directly inspired by Villa Gamberaia, a historic garden space near Florence that we look forward to exploring on this trip. As the name suggests, the Italian Water Garden, for one, has an especially strong connection to Italy. Having spent a great deal of time acquainting ourselves with the mission and history of Longwood Gardens, it is apparent that the garden design and Mediterranean plant palette of Italy played a big part in founder Pierre S. Our theme for this trip, therefore, is Past, Present, and Future of Italian Horticulture … and we can’t wait to get to Italy. We have worked hard to integrate a central theme into our planning to enable us to extract meaningful knowledge during the trip, to then bring back to the Longwood team. Inspired by Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience and its forthcoming West Conservatory’s islands of interior Mediterranean-inspired gardens-as well as the opportunity to see firsthand the site that inspired Longwood’s iconic Italian Water Garden-made Italy the natural choice. We are proud to represent our Professional Horticulture Program classmates in leading the planning and preparation for the class of 2023 trip to Italy, taking place in late May. ![]() One of the most exciting parts of Longwood’s Professional Horticulture Program-of which we are part of the current cohort-is the opportunity to experience horticulture in another country through our study abroad trip, which takes place in the last few months of each cohort’s program experience. ![]()
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