Built in 1608, The Santa Maria del Monte is a 142-step staircase made up of thousands of individual terra cotta tiles. It is often used as a backdrop for various festivals in  in Caltagirone, Sicily. The floral theme shown here is part of the “Scala Infiorata,” or the floral festival, and the designs are made up of 2000 potted plants and flowers including  included geranium, marigold and boxwood. This is great inspiration for your garden or a floral print design made of individual elements that make up the building blocks of color.

– Claudia Brown

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Photos by Andrea Annaloro