We don’t have too may poisonous snakes here in Rapallo. I’ve been hiking around in the woods here for eight years now, and I’ve never even seen one, as hard as I might be trying.
This has been a great year for the garden already.
Learn how to create your own Italian garden with plantings of some of your favorite Italian seasonings in your backyard.
If you relish Italian cuisine, you’ll certainly appreciate the crops that are cultivated in an orto—a traditional Italian garden.
Well, the garden is officially out of control now. The vegetables are growing so fast that it takes an hour a day just to tie everything up and pull the most obvious weeds.
Some of my favorite green beans are just now showing up in the markets.
Late May is when the red poppies are blooming all over Italy, and I’m very happy to report that my garden is now participating in this colorful extravaganza.
The peppers, tomatoes, basil, beans and cukes are all settled into the garden at long last.
Learn some tips to help keep mosquitos away and maintain your organic approach.
I love my hand tools. When I moved to Italy, my largest packing crates were filled with tools.
