Alessandro Giacalone

Alessandro Giacalone Reliable professional gardener with a degree in horticulture and more than 25 years of experience in Italy and England.

Genuine passion for gardens and different plant species, in particular herbaceous perennials.

Eupatorium ligustrinum, an unusual shrub planted in full sun rather sheltered by house wall blooming from late summer an...
14/12/2025

Eupatorium ligustrinum, an unusual shrub planted in full sun rather sheltered by house wall blooming from late summer and still in flower at mid December.

A good scheme for mid August in replacement of a gap left by oriental poppies made with Dahlia Thomas Edison sunflower a...
22/08/2023

A good scheme for mid August in replacement of a gap left by oriental poppies made with Dahlia Thomas Edison sunflower at the back and Amaranthus red garnet.

Lovely rose called Royal William but sadly a bit susceptible to fungal disease. But this year is doing well keeping the ...
29/06/2023

Lovely rose called Royal William but sadly a bit susceptible to fungal disease. But this year is doing well keeping the soil mulched and turned at the right time of the year and some spraying with Bordeaux mixture.

Winter scheme with many seed heads like Sedum spectabilis, phlomis russelliana then  eryngium giganteum, grasses, hydran...
23/01/2023

Winter scheme with many seed heads like Sedum spectabilis, phlomis russelliana then eryngium giganteum, grasses, hydrangeas, achillea ptarmica, tanacetum and when are still available some seed heads of papaver somniferum.

I designed this garden as very passionate about English cottage gardens. I introduced many climbing roses like Dublin ba...
23/01/2023

I designed this garden as very passionate about English cottage gardens. I introduced many climbing roses like Dublin bay and James Galway and tall perennials like hollyhocks, Digitalis,. Lobelia cardinals, fuchsia lady boothby, Hydrangea arborescens pinky winky. There was already Hydrangea Annabelle and a hardy fuchsia. In particular the pots were filled with verbena bonariensis, stipa tenuissima, cosmos purity white, euphoria diamond frost, lobelia crystal palace and petunia night sky.

25/12/2021

One of my favourite designed borders. There was literally nothing when I took over as gardener and slowly slowly I built this stunning border I love very much!

22/12/2020

My designed beautiful Cottage garden for whom I worked very hard.

My way of pruning and train on a lovely pergola climbing roses Var. Alberic Barbier
12/02/2020

My way of pruning and train on a lovely pergola climbing roses Var. Alberic Barbier

Another shot of last summer in a famous garden of England shows the beautiful shade from blue of lavender and nepeta to ...
22/11/2019

Another shot of last summer in a famous garden of England shows the beautiful shade from blue of lavender and nepeta to the purple of iris with a hint of neutrality given by stachis and erigeron

A typical scheme of spring with a range of colours between white and purple made with Salvia nemorosa "Caradonna",  Peon...
18/11/2019

A typical scheme of spring with a range of colours between white and purple made with Salvia nemorosa "Caradonna", Peonia Sarah Bernardt, Nepeta "Six hills giant", Erigeron karvinskianus

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