{"id":142946,"date":"2024-03-08T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ive-never-seen-lily-pads-so-big-readers-favourite-gardens-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T07:07:34","slug":"ive-never-seen-lily-pads-so-big-readers-favourite-gardens-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ive-never-seen-lily-pads-so-big-readers-favourite-gardens-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve never seen lily pads so big\u2019: readers\u2019 favourite gardens in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur tipsters enjoy glorious fragrances and waves of shimmering colour at historic and absorbing gardens from Spain to SwedenLa Mortella is an extraordinary garden we visited on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples. It is a wonderland of exotic plants, created in 1958 by Argentinian Susana Walton. Unbelievably sumptuous were the hanging orchids, and the experience was full of other delights such as the biggest lily pads I have ever seen. We were guided by the receptionist (with a talking parrot) to the cafe, where we enjoyed fantastic food and then a concert featuring music written by Susana\u2019s husband, Sir William. The gardens are open from 30 March to 3 November (entry \u20ac12) on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Our memory is of music, food and glorious surroundings.David Innes-Wilkin Continue reading…
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