Isola Madre and Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore, Italy

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Isola Madre and Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore, Italy
« on: October 09, 2012, 10:42:07 AM »
Isola Madre and Isola Bella are islands belonging to Isole Borromee in Lago Maggiore. They are located very near Stresa in northern Italy. Isola Madre is a large botanical park with palace dating from 19th century with birds such as decorative pheasants and peacocks (Napoleon came to hunt to the island). Isola Bella is an italian terraced baroque garden with palace and lot of sculpture. The climate is very mild and humid and the plant collection established with old, large trees, various Camelias, Rhododendrons, Magnolias, Citruses, Eucalyptuses, Wisterias, Bougainvilleas, Nymphaea, Nelumbo. Lagerstroemia indica var.Nivea trained as small, round trees. Here some plants listed: Casuarina Equisetifolia, Schinus Dependens, Cornus Capitata, Quillaja Saponaria, Myrica Cerifera, Sapium Sebiferum, Umbellularia Californica, Illicium Anisatum, Myrtus Luma, Poncirus Trifoliata, Davidia Involucrata, Taxodium Distichum, Cinnamomum Camphora, Dicksonia Antarctica, Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera aurea, Pinus Montezumae, Cupressus Cashmeriana Glauca (the largest sample in Europe, was saved after falling during a tornado 2006). Quite a magical place!
Here's a link. http://www.borromeoturismo.it/scripts/home.php?lang=en
Hobbygardener (MGS member) with a rooftop garden in Basel and a garden on heavy clay with sand 600m from seaside in Costa Blanca South (precipitation 300mm), learning to garden waterwise