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Castello di Miradolo (S. Secondo Pinerolo, TO)

The hydrangea is one of the park's representative flowers. Countess Sofia loved this wonderful shrub and surrounded herself with it, introducing many varieties in different areas of the garden that still survive today.

Since 2008, the Fondazione Cosso, in its careful and respectful restoration of the Park, has undertaken a census of the species present, thanks to which it has been able to draw up a recovery plan and proceed with the placement of new specimens.

From mid-June until autumn, the hydrangea is the star: the bushes are laden with colourful and elegant inflorescences. Along the avenue, one can see Hydrangea macrophylla, in the variety 'Otàksa', one of the first introduced in Europe, with its globular inflorescence, its soft colours responding to the characteristics of the soil, and Mariesi Perfecta, one of the first hybrids selected in France over a century ago, with its flat inflorescences with white flowers arranged in a crown around a blue or violet central part.

Villa Monastero (Varenna, LC)

The characteristics of the Garden of Villa Monastero are those common to Larian gardens at the end of the 19th century, in which interest in rarity prevails thanks to the inclusion of botanical novelties from all over the world. Of particular interest are the exotic tree species scattered throughout the garden, which also demonstrate Varenna's favourable climate.
Among the different species are numerous types of Jasminum and aromatic herbs, an extraordinary collection of English roses, another of rare species of Wisteria together with numerous types of oak, with various specimens of Hydrangea paniculata and Hydrangea quercifolia, as well as a special collection of ferns and multicoloured peonies, which stand alongside oleanders and evergreens on the lakeside promenade.

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