Today we’re heading all the way to Felizzano in northwest Italy to visit Eddi Volpato’s garden.
Good morning! I am a passionate gardener and for about 20 years I have dedicated myself to my green space. I live in the northwest of Italy on the plain with sometimes cold winters and hot, dry summers. (Editor’s note: I believe Felizzano would fall into Zone 7 or 8 on the USDA Hardiness map.) Despite the unfavorable climate, I managed to create a cottage garden.
The garden is a small space of about 300 square meters (3,000 square feet). It includes a central area for the vegetable garden, with a series of spaces dedicated to flower borders. There are two lawns, one in front of the house and a smaller one in a hidden area.
The garden from above, with the vegetable garden in the center and the side borders.
The border in autumn, with Anemone × hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ (Zones 5–9) and Aster novae-angliae and Aster novi-belgii (New England and New York asters, Zones 4–8).
The meadow, with dwarf English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ aka Buxus pumila, Zones 6–9) and Lonicera nitida (box honeysuckle, Zones 6–9) pruned into balls.
An area to relax, with sheered boxwoods.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (calla lily, Zones 8–10), Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily, Zones 4–9), and Rosa ‘Iceberg’ (Zones 6–9) around the potatoes in the vegetable garden.
Papaver bracteatum (Persian poppy, Zones 5–9) and Aquilegia Barlow (Barlow series columbine, Zones 5–9).
Vegetable garden with tomatoes and potatoes.
A collection of varieties of Paeonia lactiflora (common garden peony, Zones 3–8): ‘Pillow Talk’, ‘Sarah Bernhardt’, ‘Bunker Hill’, ‘Karl Rosenfield’, and ‘Immaculèe’.
Bathtub with water lily.
The vegetable garden and the rose ‘Old Blush’ (Zones 6–9).
The well and euphorbia Jack Frost (Zones 8–9)
Fall anemones and asters.
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Comments
I love seeing what gardeners from other countries grow. Your garden is lovely. Thank you for sharing.
I'm very happy you like it.
Thanks
eddi
I didn't get a notice in my email for GPOD so I came looking for it and found this fabulous garden post!
Wow I love that it's an ornamental garden and a vegetable garden- both done with elegance!
So nice to see both combined- my dream- but I don't have enough space for both in my small city garden.
This garden is a gorgeous work of art!
Sue, I didn't get one either.
Thanks a lot!!!!
I also did not receive my normal daily e-mail with the link for GPOD, and hope that others will be able to find their way to this lovely post. What an endearing garden! I love that your veggie garden is in the center, surrounded by floral borders, and I love your hidden lawn area at the back of your lot. I'm curious about the tub with the water lily - is that a metal tub wrapped with reeds? Lovely! Thanks for sharing, and please send more photos when you have a chance.
It is a plastic tub wrapped in willow.
Thanks a lot.
eddi
I didn’t get an email either, but knew how to get to the GPOD. What a beautiful garden. Your calla lilies are gorgeous and I love the well. Everything is so neat and orderly looking. Great job. Thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot.
eddi
Most beautiful garden! Lovely peonies! I can almost smell them! Would love to have a cup of coffee & sit in that garden area surrounded by boxwoods!
It is beautiful to contemplate the garden, especially in the late afternoon with the colors not too strong that gives the sun. You can visit my garden, if you happen to be in my part you are all welcome. A cup of tea on the lawn among the peonies. .........
Eddi I visit the pictures of your garden every time I feel a little sad from the lockdown. It brings me peace. You must have a beautiful soul to create such a lovely garden. Stay well. nancy
Thanks a lot.
It is beautiful to contemplate the garden, especially in the late afternoon with the colors not too strong that gives the sun. You can visit my garden, if you happen to be in my part you are all welcome. A cup of tea on the lawn among the peonies. .........
eddi
You've done a wonderful job combining the practical, productive food garden with the romantic side of gardening. Thank you for posting the aerial view which significantly helped me understand the layout of your garden and also for including the idea of using Jack Frost Euphorbia. With global warming that would seem to be a good plant to include in my new garden. Have a healthy and happy summer in your garden!
Thanks a lot
eddi
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