Spring in the English Park from 1784 at Forsmarks Bruk

Next to our village Lövstabruk is another bruk (Industrial Ironworks village) and it is Forsmarks Bruk.

The "New" Manor house built 1767-74, (by the first owner English John Jennings) have a more formal french garden which today is pretty simple, but whats intresting here is the English Park from 1784 which is the best preserved in Sweden.

Today the weather was sunny, but to cold to work in my garden so I went here with my camera, Enjoy!

I came in from the south gate, made 1786, which has the monogram of the owner at that time: Samuel af Ugglas and his wife Carolina Wittfoth.

Passing through the former kitchen garden and upp to the french part

The Noble Baronet family af Ugglas lived here until 1980

My favorite part is the English Park, and now it's the bright green spring that showing off

Iron Urn from 1799

Many beautiful pathways and benches to sit down and enjoy

Memorial stone over King Oscar II's visit here at a hunting event with Baron Ludvig af Ugglas 1890

The Aviary/Voliére

Minerva

Belisar's Temple from 1794, called "Hermitage"

Claded with treebark

Behind and around the "Hermitage" is some beautiful untouched forrest

A favorite spring flower for all Swedes: Anemone Nemorosa/Vitsippa

One of the many "Chinese Bridges", originally from 1794, these are made after the original design 1986, Connecting the many small islands and waterways

Old mirrors from inside the Temple of Mirrors showing the landscape in a Caleidoscope

Over this narrow peninsula I'm walking back to the Manor House and the village

 A view over the village, The Old Mansion, Bell tower and Servants quarter

Main street up to the church

In this Old Inn from 1802 did Greta "Garbo" Gustavsson and the film crew stay when the movie "The Story of Gösta Berling" was filmed here 1923-24 by Mauritz Stiller

One of the schools in the village

I hope You enjoyed my visit in the village of Forsmark as much as I did

Best Regards, Per

Villa Borghese Gardens, the lung of Rome

The other day when I was in Rome-Italy I decided to spend some time in Villa Borghese Gardens, this huge former private estate of the Borghese Family and now public park.

I know it's not really the flower season in Italy just now, but Borghese have spectacular trees as well.

Join we for a 4 hour promenade in the cool shade of huge pines and endless of other trees:

VILLA BORGHESE GARDENS

The Garden is situated on a hill above the city and have fantastic views, here over Piazza del Popolo

 This is the area above Piazza del Popolo

One of the few flowers still blooming, a Rose

Even in Rome they do have colorchange of leafs, but not much

Bougainvillea still in bloom, beautiful

There is antique statues everywhere, and they fit in the landscape perfectly. Love the Umbrella trees in Italy (Pines)

Its really intresting looking up in these pines, they don't grown in to eachother, they keep a strict border between their branches

 Many fountains and water features are scattered around the huge park

The promenade up to the Palace & Museum is packed with people and biking devices. The Museum have a waitlist for a couple of days and tickets can be ordered on-line

The Citrus Garden

 The Stunning Aviary in the Herbgarden

 Herbal Garden, nothing there now, but I can just imagine how beautiful it is

The Formal garden behind the Palace have many scupltures and formations.

There are huge planned forrest areas where people have picnics or stroll with the dogs

This is another view from the garden where it ends near the Spanish Steps

Thank You so much for joining me, next time I will show photos from another powerful Italian familys garden: Medici Familys garden Bobolo in Florence :D

Per!