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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door.  Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens.  My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents.  Please join me in celebrating good garden design.

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Escape to Italy!

David November 30, 2016

With the US elections over, some Americans have joked about moving abroad.   In the early 1900’s, quite a few Americans did just that and Italy was a favorite destination.  Among these expats were Hortense Mitchell and Arthur Acton who settled outside of Florence to restore an old villa and its gardens.  Where would you go? What kind of garden would you create?

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In Arts and crafts, Italian renaissance Tags Diego Suarez, Florence, Italy, Villa La Pietra, Harold Acton, Hortense Mitchell, Arthur Acton
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