Thank you .. ‘Dirt du Jour’

for the glowing review! "Go ask Alice ... where all the best vineyard gardens are. She's an erudite charmer; you'll have fun!"

Historic Gardens

Barcelona - The Horta Gardens & Maze

Laberint d’Horta – The Horta Gardens and Maze – Barcelona’s hidden garden: A historic garden-museum located in the city’s Green Zone, a quiet neighborhood far removed from the Barri Gotic and La Rambla. The 18th century Horta Gardens are perhaps most often associated with the highly photogenic, living architecture of the gardens’ centerpiece – an elaborate cypress maze. Laberint d’Horta – The Horta Gardens and Maze – Barcelona’s hidden garden: A historic garden-museum located in the city’s Green Zone, a quiet neighborhood far removed from the Barri Gotic and La Rambla. The 18th century Horta Gardens are perhaps most often associated with the highly photogenic, living architecture of the gardens’ centerpiece – an elaborate cypress maze.

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Historic Gardens

Hidden Gardens .. Granada, Spain

Granada Carmen de los Martires Fountain Photo © Alice Joyce

A hidden garden near the Alhambra Monument: Now a public park, the Carmen de los Martires is a delightful setting with magnificent views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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Garden Travel

'Great Gardens of Spain' Book Review

Copyright 2011 Anneli Bojstad and Eduardo Mencos: Frances Lincoln Ltd. $50.00

Book Review: Swedish author Anneli Bojstad teams up with her husband, the celebrated Spanish photographer Eduardo Mencos, to spotlight 40 alluring Spanish gardens, reaching across the countryside from north to south, onward to the Canary Islands, Mallorca and Menorca. — Great Gardens of Spain: Published by Frances Lincoln Ltd.

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