According to an article I read from my research done on EBSCOhost, there's this wonderful garden in the Island of Ischia that is a must see.
La Mortella considered one of the most spectacular private gardens on the continent, which was the home of the renowned English composer Sir William Walton and his widow, Lady Susana Walton was conceived more than 50 years ago, the site held little more than volcanic stones and dead trees, and no fresh water.
The English landscape architect Russell Page spent more than 20 years transforming the property into a multilayered garden, Lady Walton, created the garden while her late husband, Sir William Walton, locked himself away and wrote music.
As storyteller supreme, and indefatigable actress, the 80-year-old widow still perches under the olive tree and tells their tale to some 700 visitors a week. First, the arrival on Ischia shortly after the war in William's Bentley, and their astonishment when the impoverished Ischians were reluctant to give them petrol. Do check out the garden site it's in Italian because their English site is still under construction... enjoy.
http://www.lamortella.it/
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I just visited the gardens - at least it felt like I did. How beautiful - what a spectacular vacation! You are one lucky lady - thanks for sharing it with us.
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