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Divide & conquer: Edith Wharton wrote about it. Prince Charles borrowed from it. And if you rent one of its appartamenti, you can spend the night in it. Come visit Italy's most beguiling garden.

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From: Victoria
Date: 20030201
Author:Bamber, Belinda

Imagine the most lavish of Italian gardens, with all the delicious elements--Renaissance parterres and bosky dells, grand views and grottoes, sculptural topiaries and classical statues, potted fruit trees, urns tumbling with geraniums--concentrated in three perfect, gemlike acres. Now imagine waking up in that garden, strolling out onto the dewy bowling green, cappucino in hand, as the dark mounds of topiaries emerge from the shadows and the domes of Florence begin to glint in the distance. Before the tourists start trickling in, it's just you and the three gardeners who seem to ...

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