{"id":144615,"date":"2024-06-01T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-i-love-europes-hidden-gardens\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T06:40:14","slug":"why-i-love-europes-hidden-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-i-love-europes-hidden-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I love Europe\u2019s hidden gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhen I toured Spain\u2019s world-famous estates and palaces, it was a small semi-concealed garden I stumbled upon that made the biggest impression \u2013 and inspired me to discover other urban oases across EuropeLast spring, my wife and I embarked on an extended family holiday through Spain, taking our two young children on a month-long road trip around a country we didn\u2019t know well but quickly came to love, for its ancient walled cities and diverse landscapes, its full-bodied wine and its warm-hearted people.As a gardener, however, the other great incentive was to tick off some of Spain\u2019s signature gardens \u2013 the grand Moorish courtyards of the south and the drought-tolerant Mediterranean plantings of the country\u2019s rugged interior and coast. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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