120 IDEAS FROM A GARDEN IN VENICE
Stories, garden tips, and recipes from grandmother’s rose terrace, located in the heart of Venice.
NEW: A garden newsletter FOR ALL WHO LOVE VENICE.
This is the story of Nonna Lina's garden, located five minutes from Piazza San Marco. A haven for forgotten Lagoon herbs and edible blossoms.
LIFE AMONGST MIMOSA, LAUREL, WISTERIA, AND 245 OTHER PLANT SPECIES.
San Zaccaria was the first garden mentioned as Brolo, and in our garden newsletter and upcoming book and magazine, you can learn more about this garden and Venetian garden culture and recipes.
The GARDEN NEWSLETTER
Sign up and discover the garden month after month. It is currently being restored after the floods in November 2019, but it starts looking very much alive again! Click here to sign up.
The book.
Our book telling the unknown history of the San Zaccaria gardens will be available in summer 2022. It contains 120 ideas, stories, and recipes from the oldest garden in Venice, to test in your own garden and kitchen.
garden retreats.
And once the garden is back sometime in 2023 or 2024, we’re also planning to host half-day retreats, just like this one we hosted back in June 2015. With breakfast on the terrace and eating lunch based on Nonna Lina’s recipes!
in the garden newsletter
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I GIARDINI DI SAN ZACCARIA
THE HISTORY OF THE OLDEST GARDEN IN VENICE
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12 MONTHS IN THE GARDEN
SEASONAL STORIES AND PROGRESS MADE IN RESTORING THE GARDEN
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245 EDIBLE SPECIES
DISCOVER NONNA’S PLANTS AND THEIR STORIES
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GARDENING TIPS
NONNA’S TIPS FOR CURATING A VENETIAN GARDEN
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NONNA'S BOTANICAL CUISINE
SYRUPS AND CAKES MADE WITH INGREDIENTS FROM THE GARDEN
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NONNA'S FESTIVE KITCHEN
DELICIOUS TREATS FROM THE GARDEN
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THE 15 GARDENS THAT SHAPED VENETIAN HISTORY
In the year 1501, Venice counted the largest number of gardens in any city in Europe! Here’s the story of the 15 most defining gardens, and how they influenced Venetian life and history.
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VENETIAN GARDEN CULTURE
Tips for edible gardening from Venice, for your own garden or terrace: For all who wish to add Venetian flair and flavors to their home and kitchen.
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A MONASTERY GARDEN ON YOUR PLATE
Historical recipes from Venetian monastery gardens: How to use fruit, herbs, and blossoms to create easy yet sophisticated dishes, collected by Nonna Lina.
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LE MIE RICETTE
Did you know that in the 1980s, a book was published containing Nonna’s recipes? In the garden newsletter, we’re resharing her favorite recipes, like this rose blossom mousse.
A COLORFUL NEWSLETTER ABOUT THE STORY AND RECIPES OF AN ANCIENT VENETIAN GARDEN.
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