Bernini’s Very First Italian Water Fountains

Bernini’s Very First Italian Water Fountains Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a masterful work of art seen at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. This spot is still filled with Roman locals and tourists who like to exchanging gossip or going over the day's news. The streets neighboring his water fountain have come to be one of the city’s most trendy meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. In around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII helped Bernini start off his career with the construction of his first fountain. People can now see the fountain as an illustration of a commanding ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great 16th century flooding of the Tevere, which left the entire region inundated with water, was memorialized by the water fountain according to documents from the period. In 1665 Bernini traveled to France, in what was to be his sole extended absence from Italy.

The Basics of Herbaceous Garden Plants

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The Basics of Herbaceous Garden Plants An Overview of Container Gardens & Herbal Plants. They're amazingly simple to grow both indoors or outdoors, and offer up instant gratification as you can use them in a wide variety of recipes including soups, marinades and sauces. When frost starts to come around you could prune your herbs, but if you are smart and have them placed in pots all that you have to do is transfer the pots indoors to maintain them. You can integrate a lot of things in your yard, including perennial herbs particularly because they do not need replanting at the end of the year and don't die easily. Your flavor and texture preferences in preparing food with herbs are key considerations in choosing which herbs to grow. Take into account the meals you like when picking out which herbs to plant in your garden. For instance, if you cook a lot of Italian food you may want to grow basil and oregano. If you like Latin food, choose cilantro. Where you put your herb garden will confirm which herbs can grow there. It will be easiest to plant right into the ground if your weather is on the milder side, with seasons that are not intense. This makes your back yard look breathtaking without the problem of making or buying planters. If you don't want to your plants to perish or become dormant after being subjected to severe weather conditions, you can always rely on planters. They are practical and versatile and you can relocate inside at any time.

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens

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Anglo-Saxons felt incredible adjustments to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. Still, home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the entire population. Because of this, castles were cruder buildings than monasteries: Monasteries were usually significant stone buildings set in the biggest and most fecund valleys, while castles were built on windy crests where their inhabitants devoted time and space to tasks for offense and defense. The calm practice of gardening was impractical in these dreary bastions. The purest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent presently is Berkeley Castle. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. A massive terrace serves as a hindrance to intruders who would attempt to mine the walls of the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an ancient yew hedge trimmed into the figure of crude battlements.