Giardino Bardini and Giardino Boboli in Florence

. size: large

. open to public, entrance fee, combined ticket for both gardens

. Photos from September 2015

Giardino Bardini - wisteria

Giardino Bardini - rose garden

Palazzo Pitti as seen from the Boboli Gardens. In the middle you can see an Egyptian obelisk. Boboli gardens are the biggest Medici garden. 

Both gardens have an excellent view on the city of Florence

A long cypress lane with sculptures at both sides

Isolotto, the island fountain with a statue of Oceanus. Under the main statue there are allegorical sculptures of Euphrates, Nile and Ganges.

Horti Leonini in San Quirico, Italy

. size: small

. city park, no entrance fee

. photo from November 2016

Statue of Cosimo III dei Medici

Villandry Chateau Renaissance Gardens

. size: large

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from May 2017
. the original garden was reconstructed at the beginning of 20th century

The ornamental garden, also called jardin'd amour. It contains four squares representing: 

- tender love (hearts with pink/orange flowers),

- passionate love (12 broken hearts with colorful flowers),

- fickle love (butterflies and horns with white/yellow flowers),

- tragic love (swords with red flowers).

Pavillon de l'Audience

The kitchen garden behind the ornamental garden

Vegetables are grown in nine squares of the kitchen garden (jardin potager). Vegetables are planted in March and June.

Villandry chateau jardins also contain a maze, a herbal garden and the Sun garden with a fountain.

Chenonceau Castle Garden, France

. size: medium

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from May 2017

Garden of Catherine de Medicis

Don't miss flower arrangements inside the castle.

Chenonceau Castle as viewed from the Diana's garden. Diana Potiere owned the castle in 16th century. She was the one who ordered castle's bridge across the river.

There are also some cottage gardens and a vegetable garden near the entrance to Chateau Chenonceau.

Wisteria in the more rustic part of the castle park

Villa di Castello near Florence

. public, free entrance

. garde size: now small

Photos from April 2016

Villa di Castello garden has a simple structure with symmetric rectangular flower beds. 

Behind the place where photographer stands in this picture, the garden continues to bosco. 

The garden also contains a basin with the sculpture of January (Ianuarius) made by Bartolomeo Ammanati.

You may also be interested in:

• Medici Villa of La Petraia garden, Florence
• Villa Gamberaia garden near Florence
• Butterfly house and Garden in Villa Garzoni in Collodi
• Villa medicea di Poggio a Caiano 
• Giardino Bardini, Florence
• Giardino Boboli, Florence

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Villa medicea di Poggio a Caiano - Garden

. public, free entrance

. size: small

Photos from April 2016

Smell of fresh cut grass

Calls forth unexpected chill

Dark clouds rolling in

Thomas Hawkins

You may also be interested in:

• Medici Villa of La Petraia garden, Florence
• Villa Gamberaia garden near Florence
• Butterfly house and Garden in Villa Garzoni in Collodi
• Villa di Castello garden in Florence
• Giardino Bardini, Florence
• Giardino Boboli, Florence

Medici Villa of La Petraia Garden in Florence

. free entrance

. size: small - medium

. boxwood, tulips and roses

Photos from April 2016

Dead my old fine hopes

and dry my dreaming 

but still ...

iris, blue each spring

Shushir

Must spring time fade?

Then cry all birds ... 

and fishes'

cold pale eyes pour tears

Basho

You may also be interested in:

• Villa Gamberaia garden near Florence click here
• Butterfly house and Garden in Villa Garzoni in Collodi click here

• Villa di Castello garden in Florence
• Giardino Bardini, Florence
• Giardino Boboli, Florence