Author: Frances

Bernini’s magnificent Daphne and Apollo, at the Villa Borghese. Daphne was just not that into Apollo so Zeus turned her into a laurel tree so he would leave her the heck alone. #fixedhiswagon #bernini #daphneamdapollo #borghesegardens #villaborghese #sculpture

Determination. Bernini’s David at the Borghese Gardens, Rome. #david #bernini #borghesegardens

The dome St Peter’s at sunset from the rooftop terrace of friends in Rome. A shame they don’t have a view… #stpeters #sanpietro #roma #romeatsunset

Meet Giacomo Livingston Seagullio from Roma, posing on the terrace of the #portraitroma, with the Piazza Venezia and Vittorio Emanuele in the background. #seagulls #rome #piazzavenezia#vittorioemanuele

The stately All Saints Anglican Church in the Via del Babuino, Rome. @randallday @billyhurbaugh #allsaintschurch #episcopaliansinrome

Love the desk with its leather blotter insert, vintage photos against the dark wall, and especially the slender nickel plated lamps. #portraitroma #ferragamohotels #rome #boutiquehotel

A chic, modern room at the Portrait Roma, the Ferragamo hotel in Rome. #needtounchopthosepillows #portraitroma #viacondotti #lungarnocollection #boutiquehotel

Love this Ladybird poppy at #chelseaowershow. In US of course we’d say “ladybug”. #ladybirdpoppy #ladybugpoppy #ladybug #ladybird

Sweet lovebird garden bench in Lisney outdoor sculpture booth at #chelseaflowershow #gardenbench #gardenseat #lovebirds

The extraordinary 300,000 hand crocheted poppies covering 21,000 sq ft on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, as viewed from #chelseaflowershow, in tribute to war veterans and inspired by the previous #poppiesattoweroflondon. Created by gatden designer #PhillipJohnson.

Looks cool but tricky to mow. You’d need one of those newfangled mow-bot thingies. Do they call them #mowbots? More #chelseaflowershow fun. #grasssculpture #gardensculpture

Zantedeschia ‘Nashville’ won best new plant 2016, #chelseaflowershow. Gorgeous isn’t it?! #callalilies #zantedeschianashville #zantedeschia