{"id":2131,"date":"2014-12-01T16:29:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T00:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2023-11-20T23:03:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T07:03:07","slug":"roman-holiday-orto-botanico-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/roman-holiday-orto-botanico-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Holiday, Orto Botanico Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting botanical gardens is the main reason to travel, right? Right. Sometimes my traveling companions do not understand this fact.<\/p>\n<p>While my sister was spending a year in Rome, I went for a visit. Our first day in Rome, she gave me a very nice tour of the city along with a complete history lesson, which, if I&#8217;m being honest went in one ear and right out the other. Here&#8217;s what I hear when anyone talks about history: &#8220;buildings, buildings, war, some old guy&#8230;&#8221; and then it repeats. The next day when we planned to meet up , I had to admit how little I retained from my tour, when my only frame of reference was, &#8220;I&#8217;m at the building you said used to have cows.&#8221; I do have a memory for plants and animals.<\/p>\n<p>My only agenda item in Rome was checking out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reidsitaly.com\/destinations\/lazio\/rome\/sights\/orto_botanico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">botanical garden<\/a> hidden in plain sight in the picturesque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=trastevere&amp;espv=2&amp;biw=1629&amp;bih=809&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=X8R8VNnVBYLuoASIp4DwBg&amp;ved=0CDAQsAQ&amp;dpr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trastevere<\/a>. Once you find the 30 acre garden, which is surprisingly easy to miss right in the middle of this huge city, you have the place nearly all to yourself. It&#8217;s such a welcome break, when you&#8217;re in the middle of a fast paced crowded city where you don&#8217;t speak the language, to step 10 feet off the street and find yourself surrounded by peace and quiet and 3500 plants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2288\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2288\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155734\/3-palm-walk.jpg\" alt=\"3 palm walk\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155734\/3-palm-walk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155734\/3-palm-walk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">The &#8220;big crowd&#8221; was gathered here. The rest of the joint was deserted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I laughed, looking back at my photos. I hadn&#8217;t taken a single photo of the city. Just the plants. Clearly I have my priorities straight. I&#8217;ve tried to select photos that prove this garden was in Rome and not California.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An Acer palmatum is a pretty common site here in the Pacific Northwest. But it took on a new personality surrounded by new companions: palm trees and the bust of, um, some old guy. Did I mention I&#8217;m not a history buff? I&#8217;ll update with the identity if I remember to ask my sister, the walking Roman history encyclopedia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2289\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155733\/5-acer-palmatumthunbergii-var.-palmatum.jpg\" alt=\"5 acer palmatumthunbergii var. palmatum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155733\/5-acer-palmatumthunbergii-var.-palmatum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155733\/5-acer-palmatumthunbergii-var.-palmatum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Monumental Staircase was built in 1730 by Ferdinando Fuga while this space was the private garden of Palazzo Corsini. This is the extent of the history I picked up from this garden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2290\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2290\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155732\/7a-monumental-steps.jpg\" alt=\"7a monumental steps\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155732\/7a-monumental-steps.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155732\/7a-monumental-steps-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">A view of the monumental staircase from the ground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2291\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2291\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/7c-monumental-staircase-.jpg\" alt=\"7c monumental staircase\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/7c-monumental-staircase-.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/7c-monumental-staircase--225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">The fountain is built into the monumental staircase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am calling this area the House of Euphorbia. I&#8217;ve included plant names as they were labelled, although some names seemed to be abbreviated so I&#8217;m not entirely sure of the named variety in all of these.<\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2292\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2292\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/9a-Euphorbia-canariensis.jpg\" alt=\"9a Euphorbia canariensis\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/9a-Euphorbia-canariensis.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155731\/9a-Euphorbia-canariensis-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia canariensis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2294\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2294\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9c-euphorbia-ingens-e-mey.jpg\" alt=\"9c euphorbia ingens e mey\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9c-euphorbia-ingens-e-mey.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9c-euphorbia-ingens-e-mey-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia ingens e Mey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2293\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2293\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155730\/9b-euphorbia-coerulescens-haw-.jpg\" alt=\"9b euphorbia coerulescens haw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155730\/9b-euphorbia-coerulescens-haw-.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155730\/9b-euphorbia-coerulescens-haw--300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia coerulescens haw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2295\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2295\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9d-euphorbia-neriifolia.jpg\" alt=\"9d euphorbia neriifolia\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9d-euphorbia-neriifolia.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155729\/9d-euphorbia-neriifolia-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia neriifolia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2296\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2296\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155728\/9f-euphorbia-triangularis-desf-and-crown-of-thorns-and-friends.jpg\" alt=\"9f euphorbia triangularis desf and crown of thorns and friends\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155728\/9f-euphorbia-triangularis-desf-and-crown-of-thorns-and-friends.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155728\/9f-euphorbia-triangularis-desf-and-crown-of-thorns-and-friends-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia triangularis Desf. with Crown of Thorns and friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2299\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2299\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155726\/9u-unknown-euphorbia.jpg\" alt=\"9u unknown euphorbia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155726\/9u-unknown-euphorbia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155726\/9u-unknown-euphorbia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Unknown euphorbia, possibly also labeled Euphorbia ingens e Mey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2297\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2297\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9g-euphorbia-triangularis-desf.jpg\" alt=\"9g euphorbia triangularis desf\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9g-euphorbia-triangularis-desf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9g-euphorbia-triangularis-desf-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Euphorbia triangularis Desf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2298\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2298\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9h-Pachypodium-lamerei.jpg\" alt=\"9h Pachypodium lamerei\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9h-Pachypodium-lamerei.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155727\/9h-Pachypodium-lamerei-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Pachypodium lamerei next to some Alluaudia stems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The desert garden doesn&#8217;t look too shabby with the palatial backdrop, which serves as a good reminder we are still in Rome.<br \/>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2300\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155725\/10a-agave-and-gates.jpg\" alt=\"10a agave and gates\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155725\/10a-agave-and-gates.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155725\/10a-agave-and-gates-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2304\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/11a-opuntia-and-palazzo.jpg\" alt=\"11a opuntia and palazzo\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/11a-opuntia-and-palazzo.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/11a-opuntia-and-palazzo-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2301\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2301\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155724\/10b-agave.jpg\" alt=\"10b agave\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155724\/10b-agave.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155724\/10b-agave-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">A huge Agave, although it&#8217;s hard to get a sense of its size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2302\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2302\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155723\/10c-agave-with-taylor-for-scale.jpg\" alt=\"10c agave with taylor for scale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155723\/10c-agave-with-taylor-for-scale.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155723\/10c-agave-with-taylor-for-scale-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">One 5&#8217;4&#8243; sister for scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2303\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2303\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/10f-agave-americana-variegata.jpg\" alt=\"10f agave americana variegata\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/10f-agave-americana-variegata.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155722\/10f-agave-americana-variegata-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Agave americana &#8216;Variegata&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I kept wondering what seemed so funny about some of these familiar plants, and finally it dawned on me. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve seen Nolina in a lawn before. I&#8217;m used to climates where it&#8217;d be too wet for the Nolina or too dry for grass. 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One of the things I do love about the city of Rome is this incredible sense of the past all around, things that are in various stages of aging, surrounded by people going about their business thinking about life in the 2000s. We don&#8217;t get as many reminders of generations before us when traveling the younger country of the United States.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2311\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/15-old-structure.jpg\" alt=\"15 old structure\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/15-old-structure.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/15-old-structure-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Citrus trees in a garden always seem so magical. They&#8217;re all over Italy, in courtyards, public gardens, botanical gardens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2312\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2312\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/17a-citrus-maxima-2.jpg\" alt=\"17a citrus maxima 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/17a-citrus-maxima-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155717\/17a-citrus-maxima-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Citrus maxima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bamboo grove was especially surreal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2314\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2314\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155715\/20a-down-the-bamboo-path.jpg\" alt=\"20a down the bamboo path\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155715\/20a-down-the-bamboo-path.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155715\/20a-down-the-bamboo-path-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Bamboo garden entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step inside and you&#8217;re in a different world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2315\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2315\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155714\/20b-bamboo-path.jpg\" alt=\"20b bamboo path\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155714\/20b-bamboo-path.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155714\/20b-bamboo-path-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Inside the grove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you emerge, you have a view of the vast expanse of city right outside the garden gate. The contrast was striking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2316\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2316\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-2316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155713\/20d-bamboo-path-view.jpg\" alt=\"20d bamboo path view\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155713\/20d-bamboo-path-view.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155713\/20d-bamboo-path-view-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">On the other side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The scene looks tranquil but there was actually quite a lot of racket in the trees. I was shocked to find the source of the commotion&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2321\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110a-wide-view-of-parakeet-trees.jpg\" alt=\"110a wide view of parakeet trees\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110a-wide-view-of-parakeet-trees.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110a-wide-view-of-parakeet-trees-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wild ring necked parakeets. Apparently escaped pets have colonized and live in cities with mild winters and tropical plants. I would have missed them if it weren&#8217;t for all the squawking. I think this was my favorite garden surprise of them all.<br \/>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2322\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110b-ring-necked-parakeets.jpg\" alt=\"110b ring necked parakeets\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110b-ring-necked-parakeets.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155709\/110b-ring-necked-parakeets-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2323\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155708\/110c-ring-necked-parakeets-2.jpg\" alt=\"110c ring necked parakeets 2\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155708\/110c-ring-necked-parakeets-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155708\/110c-ring-necked-parakeets-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tip: If you&#8217;re in Rome and have the opportunity to visit, bring your 8 Euros per person. They don&#8217;t accept cards and there were no ATMs to be found in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting botanical gardens is the main reason to travel, right? Right. Sometimes my traveling companions do not understand this fact. While my sister was spending a year in Rome, I went for a visit. 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