COMMUNITY FLORENCE IN BLOOM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I had the pleasure to visit the Garden myself. It was a Sunday morning. I was blessed to have a sunny weather, very important to fully enjoy my experience in the Garden. The first thing that comes to mind while walking, is the difference between the nature and the city, simply separated by a gate. As soon as you enter the Garden, a strong energy can be felt. The first noticeable thing is how colourful the Garden is. From the green leafs to the yellow, pink, red flowers. Everything looks fresh, especially the green grass. It is
Many are the plants that can be found: cactuses, succulent plants,
amazing how everything looked so healthy even after weeks of
palm trees, water plants etc…The two plants that caught my
harsh wind and rain. Nature has for sure a strong power.
attention were the Mimosa plant, full of big yellow cotton-like flowers, very noticible and the orange tree with huge orange fruits.
The sun is a fundamental element of nature. The sun rays reflected on plants, trees and flowers, making them shine full of colours and
At the beginning someone would just want to visit the “Giardino
glisten.
dei Semplici” as a tourist experience, but as soon as you walk around admiring all the colours and music that the plants emit, it
Flowers were everywhere, in their most gorgeous form.
almost seems impossible to leave, to go back into the urban world.
The first thing that surprised me were the vast flowery meadows left to naturally grow and expand. It was covered of Narcissus,
Nostalgia comes at the sound of the rustling leaves and the warm
that spread their strong, sweet smell. Benches were conveniently
heat of the sun. Everything seems to pause. Every element in the
placed around the Garden to be used to rest and ponder the things
Garden gives you a sense of relax and peace. This also can be
that occurred around. If you closed your eyes, the sound of the
achieved thanks to the lack of human presence, since it is not a
falling water could be heard from a fountain placed approximately
popular place to hang out with friends or family, like a bar.
in the middle of the Garden.
Photos by Erika Pistor
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