“La Mortella” offers not only a rich collection of flowering plants, but also many specimens chosen for their shape or the colour of their foliage.

Russell Page did not want to create a composition made up solely of ornamental flowers. He believed that an excess of colour could disturb the tranquility of a garden, because, consciously or unconsciously, the eye is distracted by colour.

He preferred the subtle play of forms and volumes, the shapes of branches and foliage silhouetted against the sky. Among these “architectural” plants we see palms, cycads, and tree ferns.

 

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Opening days 2024

The Garden is open to the public
from March 30 to November 3, 2024

Opening days:
   - Tuesday
   - Thursday
   - Saturday
   - Sunday

Opening hours:
   from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm
   (last entry at 6.00 pm)

Visiting info
Entry fees

ph: +39 081-986220

Via Francesco Calise, 45
80075 Forio (NA), Italy