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Mad
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visit home --- in Italy
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March 16, 2009, 01:09:41 PM »
Hello to you all!
I am new, as you see, and I delighted myself with the travel stories you put here. I saw some of them describing Italy and, as I live in Italy, I tought to put some pictures of my home here. Thomas H. gave me the input, so, here I am.
I live in the Lago Maggiore area, in the valley that leads from Laveno to Luino and is called Valcuvia. In the center of the valley is my home, in Cuveglio. Behind the house there are some mountains, not very high, but enough for me and my dog.
Photos...
Entering into the woods..
Swiss, not so far away
welcome..
going up
Hepatica triloba and Primula veris
Pulmonaria officinalis
up again
Nature - the perfect gardener
My personal Heaven
where I'm spending hot, summer afternoons
On the muddy walls of the waterfall, here is Cyclamen purpurascens
I have more, if you are interested in
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Cuveglio, Lago Maggiore, Italy
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Re: visit home --- in Italy
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March 16, 2009, 01:42:35 PM »
Hi Mad(eline?),
We can never have too many pictures from nature Mad(eline?) so go ahead and spoil us !!
Very promising for the beginning of the season - I'm sure it will even get better as the weather improves ! We're counting on you to show us more !
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March 16, 2009, 01:43:22 PM »
Yes, Madi... also, I'd like to see your dog, please!
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Hans J
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Re: visit home --- in Italy
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March 16, 2009, 02:05:19 PM »
Hi Madi,
It is really interesting to see your pics -thank you .
I know Lago Maggiore well from my visits ( and walkings ) -we stay mostly in Cannobio and Cannero - your side ( Luino )I have visit not so often .
I'm totally surprised for your pic of Cyclamen -I have never found any in this area ( only on Lago Lugano ) ...
For me it seems the ground must be calcy -Hepatica and Cyclamen are typical.
Before some years I have visit the nursery of EISENHUT - I think you will know or ?
Please continue with pics.
Ciao
Hans
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Mad
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March 16, 2009, 02:55:37 PM »
I'm happy you liked the pictures
First of all, Maggi, here is Toto, my great companion fo wanderings - hope not to be totally OT
- here he is in our garden
@Hans - I hope it's purpurascens. I tought so, the lower side of the leafs is purple. There are others in the woods, not always near the water. But maybe I'm wrong.
other pictures:
I don't know the name of this one
with Helleborus foetidus
it leads to this..
Scilla bifida
the next pics need no comments
my village in the evening
My house is opened to you
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Hans J
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March 16, 2009, 03:07:51 PM »
Madi ,
Grazie
This is Cyc. purpurascens - maybe in this area grows also Cyc. hederifolium
The unknow plant is a Corydalis
The Helleborus is H. viridis -I foud it also in the Mts. around Lake Lugano ( I have looked in meantime this is not so far from you ....)
...and WOW
Bucaneve too ....I have heard it grows in this area ....but I was always to late .
Did you see also Leucojum ? there grows in Lago Maggiore area many ...
Ciao
Hans
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Mad
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March 16, 2009, 03:22:40 PM »
Thanks Hans!
I didn't saw Leucojum here, only Galanthus. I looked carefully because I've heard that there are also Leucojum, but never saw one. Maybe I'm not in the right place. Or the right time
Maybe next spring you would like to come and see bucaneve for yourself
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March 16, 2009, 03:30:58 PM »
Madi ,
Leucojum like more wet conditions than Galanthus -only rare they growing together ....look near rivers !
Grows in your area also this beautyful Narcissus ? ( N. poeticus or a ssp. )
Thanks for the invitation ....maybe anytime ....
Ciao
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March 16, 2009, 03:35:10 PM »
OK, promise I will look for Leucojum.
I didn't saw yet Narcissus, but I think I should climb Campo dei Fiori (it's the mountain that "close" the valley in direction Varese) because I've read that it lives there. I will keep you informed
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March 16, 2009, 04:02:03 PM »
Yes - I have heard from 'Campo dei Fiori ' - it's must be beautiful !
It was a missunderstanding : the Narcissus flowers much later - maybe in May
I saw it near Lago Maggiore( Valle Maggia + Valle Grande) and near Lago del Garda ...
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March 16, 2009, 05:24:14 PM »
thanks for sharing where you live! it looks like you have a lot of really nice species there...very nice
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March 16, 2009, 06:13:09 PM »
Hi Madi,
Lovely to see photographs from your beautiful country. Of course, your area of Italy is famous for its wonderful gardens and is a great place for holidays.
Paddy
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March 17, 2009, 07:35:50 AM »
Thanks!
I will put some other pictures as the year will go by.
In this period, besides the woods plants, we have the camellias in flower. Almost all the gardens have a camellia tree and the show is spectacular.
Finally, Italy is not so far and our house is big enough for guests
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March 17, 2009, 08:08:16 AM »
Hi Madi, great pictures it is fantastic to share with your love of nature and the plants, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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March 17, 2009, 10:12:26 AM »
Thanks for the photos Madi! Good idea to keep us in touch about the plants through the year. Will keep an eye on this thread!
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