Sofias Country Gardens
Amsterdam Garden Open Days
Each year Amsterdam hosts a wonderful festival for garden lovers, when during the third weekend of June the city opens up some 30 city...
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Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Tulip mania in Paris
One of the great pleasures in life is travelling in springtime. Travelling is mostly wonderful, but I find that travelling in spring is...
Sofias Country Gardens
Feb 1, 20193 min read
A sisal plantation in Mexico
This winter I travelled to Mexico and visited the Hacienda stouta de Peon, a historic sisal plantation and museum. Sisal (Agave sisalana)...
Sofias Country Gardens
Nov 3, 20184 min read
Bologna botanical garden
When I asked at the hotel I was staying for directions to Bologna botanical garden, the concierge looked at me with a firm look of...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Visiting Cawdor Castle gardens
Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th century, when it was built as a private fortress by Thanes of Cawdor. It lies in the pictures...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 7, 20184 min read
Is corn envy a thing?
While travelling through the Sacred Valley in Peru, we spent a delightful day visiting Maria and Josef del Pilars wonderful corn farm...
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