Our hotel was next to a mysterious building dotted with neon signs, and on our last day in Venice we decoded the instructions on what turned out not to be its door and found our way into the Querini Stampalia, the bottom floor of which has a famous renovation which shades seamlessly into a fabulous modernist garden, designed by Carlo Scarpa. I missed buying my photographer's pass, so there is only the narrowest glimpse of it visible here, but you can read a lot about it elsewhere, including how it protects through submission, diversion, celebration and flow the lower floor and courtyard garden from the aqua alta.
A similarly small glimpse here of the garden around the boat filling station and public toilets at Murano Dock, taken from the water bus stop. Spectacular Cannas and Cacti draw the eye, while the bright terracotta wall creates a lovely backdrop. Something fluffy in heavy stone planters (Astilbe?) turns back stumbling feet from the dock edge, while a drought-trimmed tree and a rich bushy mound of foliage punctuated with hot pink flowers provides an exotic but pared-back structure. Trees above provide cooling shade, and the space looks cheerful, functional and fun.
A similarly small glimpse here of the garden around the boat filling station and public toilets at Murano Dock, taken from the water bus stop. Spectacular Cannas and Cacti draw the eye, while the bright terracotta wall creates a lovely backdrop. Something fluffy in heavy stone planters (Astilbe?) turns back stumbling feet from the dock edge, while a drought-trimmed tree and a rich bushy mound of foliage punctuated with hot pink flowers provides an exotic but pared-back structure. Trees above provide cooling shade, and the space looks cheerful, functional and fun.
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