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{{Short description|Private garden in the island of Ischia, Italy}}
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[[File:Orchidee viola.JPG|thumb|Orchids in the La Mortella conservatory]]
'''La Mortella''' ({{lang-it|place of [[Myrtaceae|myrtles]]}}) is a private garden in the island of [[Ischia]], Italy. It was first opened to the public in 1992. It was created by [[Susana, Lady Walton|Susana Walton]] (1926–2010), wife of the composer [[William Walton]], in 1950 as the main residence for the couple.▼
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▲'''La Mortella''' ({{lang-it|place of [[Myrtaceae|myrtles]]}}) is a private garden in the island of [[Ischia]], Italy. It was first opened to the public in
Tropical and Mediterranean plants were planted and some have now reached considerable proportions. The gardens include views over the city and harbour of [[Forio]]. The British garden designer [[Russell Page]] provided advice on the initial design, but the garden evolved over the course of more than 50 years of development by Lady Walton. After her husband died in 1983, his ashes were kept under a rock on this island. She opened the garden to the public in 1991 and handed over management and eventually ownership to the Fondazione William Walton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/943d3e8c-4a15-11e4-8de3-00144feab7de|title=Lady Walton and the island garden of La Mortella in Italy|last=Fox |first=Robin Lane| date=2014-10-10 |work=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamortella.org/en/about/history|title=Giardini La Mortella - History|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>
A museum dedicated to the life and work of William Walton is now part of the garden complex. It hosts the William Walton Foundation and a [[Theatre of ancient Greece|Greek Theatre]] where Italian and foreign schools of music perform more than 70 weekend concerts, plus masterclasses and a programme for composers from [[Harvard University]]. In 2004 it was awarded First Prize as ''il più bel parco d’Italia'' (the most beautiful park in Italy) by the American company [[Briggs & Stratton]], against competition from 100 other gardens.
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.flickr.com/groups/lamortella/ Flickr group (photo collection)]
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