Happy Valentine's Day! Don't forget to let the important people in your life know how much they mean to you.... Since nothing says "I love you" like the rose, join me here on a brief trip around the world to my favorite rose gardens. What's your favorite rose garden?
Read MoreGarden blossoms under Castro
The Cienfuegos Botanical Garden was not on our itinerary. One of our fellow travelers found it in her Lonely Planet guide book. A "94-hectare botanic garden, near the Pepito Tey sugar mill, 17km east of Cienfuegos” – seemed too good to pass up. What we found blew us away...
Read MoreA parade of palms
With the recent passing of Fidel Castro, Cuba is back in the news – a good time to reflect on Cuba’s history. What better way to explore this than by through a garden - the Cienfuegos Botanical Garden. Several of the Garden’s formal features grabbed my attention. An abandoned pergola and a grand allee of palms...
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