In May 2003, the label Jardin Remarquable (Remarkable Garden) was created, to celebrate and document the magnificent gardens of France. A Jardin Remarquable, is one that meets the established criteria; integration in the site, interesting blend of vegetation, quality of the location, engaging use of plants and where applicable provides historical interest.

Tags: Flowers in France, Provence Travel, Travel in France, Val Joanis Winery

This entry was posted on Monday, March 25th, 2013 at 6:00 am and is filed under France, Provence, Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Have you dreamed about being an actor?
Meeting a president?
Marrying a pilot?
Living in Italy?

Maybe you still have those daydreams…

Tags: College of the Desert, How to self-publish a book, Life of Lisa Figus, Things to do in Palm Desert, Travel Book Reviews, Writing tips

This entry was posted on Monday, March 18th, 2013 at 6:00 am and is filed under Art & Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Nutmeg has a friend who is interested in really big construction projects. He had previously visited the site of the Malpasset Dam outside Fréjus and recommended a visit to the site as an interesting road-trip.

The Malpasset Dam was an enormous initiative completed in 1954. It collapsed less than five years later, on December 2, 1959. The dam on the Reyan River was arched in design, or more technically a double curvature with a variable radius.  The dam height was 60 meters, 6.78 meters at the foundation and the length of the crest was 223 meters.   The history of the dam is a bit unclear as some reports have work starting in 1941, possibly early planning that was very likely disrupted by World War II. In 1946, there were geological and hydrological studies undertaken. There is now some question about the quality of the engineering studies, due to lack of proper funding. Construction work on the dam started in April 1952, the work was halted a few times due to labour strikes. The final cost of the project in 1955 dollars was 580 million francs. The statistics are all below:

Tags: Cote d'Azur, Frejus, Malpasset Dam, Provence, Travel

This entry was posted on Monday, March 11th, 2013 at 6:00 am and is filed under France, Provence, Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Often Nutmeg’s most intriguing encounters start at the market and end in a DATE!

…a date plantation in Indio, California.

Tags: California Date Production, California Travel Guides, Food Nutritional Facts

This entry was posted on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 6:00 am and is filed under Palm Springs - Palm Desert, Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.