Quando Fioriranno Le Rose – Assisi

Another substantial gallery (the last from my Italian adventure) featuring the remarkable rose garden and nursery in Assisi, Umbria - Quando fioriranno le Rose - owned and managed by Paola and Fabio Bianchi - and where I attended a recent pruning course run by Richard Stubbs from David Austin roses. There are more than two…

More from Assisi….

One mighty gallery here, from my Sunday perambulations around Assisi, from the valley floor right up to the Rocca Maggiore, in the cloud canopy. Such a rich experience, this visit, that I am certain to go again and explore further into the region to take in Perugia and Spello, Gubbio and Spoleto.... better brush up…

An Umbrian Adventure – Assisi and Roses

I visited Assisi a couple of weeks ago, to see the city and to attend a rose pruning course run by Richard Stubbs from David Austin at the rose nursery owned by Paola and Fabio Bianchi - Quando fioriranno le Rose - in the valley below the Basilica you can see rising up from the…