The garden of the country villa
hosting the Ethnographic Museum of the province of Belluno in
Cesiomaggiore is an explosion of colors and fragrances in the
spring.
The most anticipated event is the blooming of the rose garden
of Seravella, at the feet of the National Park of Belluno's
Dolomites.
Spring has sprung late this year but flowers are finally
blossoming and the inauguration of the 'Rose Garden' is
scheduled on Sunday, May 26, at 5 pm local time.
The panoramic garden that stretches around the villa, once
the home of the Counts Azzoni Avogadro, has nearly 400 rose
bushes that stun visitors with their fragrance and beauty.
Created in 2003 by Daniela Perco, who was at the time the
Museum's director, with the support of Alida Dal Farra, Renato
dal Cin and architect Giuliana Zanella, the garden has grown
over the years.
Heirloom roses were recuperated from the gardens of villas in
the Belluno area, as well as from cemeteries, parishes and the
vegetable gardens of local farms.
The garden is unique because no rose bush has been bought.
The ancient roses come from different places.
They were taken to the area from a range of locations and
through different journeys - by migrants including local wet
nurses and farm laborers as well as by local aristocrats who
collected roses.
This makes the rose garden of Seravella not only precious for
the wide variety of roses but also for the human stories behind
each rose that continues to blossom year after year - a
reflection of the local history that is on display inside the
museum.
Thanks to the contribution of pharmaceutical group Unifarco
and the knowledge of hybridizer Davide Dalla Libera, the roses
have been identified and catalogued.
This enables the public to get acquainted with the many types
of roses that make the garden a magical place full of
inebriating fragrances and an authentic example of biodiversity.
The inauguration is scheduled on Sunday, May 26, at 5 pm,
although the garden will open at 3 pm with guided tours,
laboratories for children and live music.
Another event, ''cycling through roses'', is scheduled on
Saturday, June 8, with guided tours organized by the guides MTB
Dolomiti Prealpi and a rose expert through the beautiful
countryside between Feltre and Cesiomaggiore, full of roses in
full bloom in the gardens of villas and farms that are not
always accessible to the public.
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