The rear garden of Villa Ottelio is an invitation to absolute stillness. A vast green expanse where silence is only broken by the rustling of leaves, offering total privacy and a regenerating view of the surrounding nature.
Immediately upon entering the gate, the gaze is captured by the true masters of the house: the monumental Plane trees that dominate the internal courtyard.
The Function: They are not there by chance. In Venetian villas, plane trees were planted to create a "natural roof" (the green folador) where agricultural activities could be carried out sheltered from the summer sun.
The Impact: Their immense canopies create a unique microclimate in the courtyard, lowering the temperature by 3-4 degrees compared to the outside during summer. Their "camouflage" bark is a natural sculpture that changes color with the rain.
Marking the perspectives and boundaries of the property stand the Cypress trees.
The Graphic Sign: With their columnar and evergreen habit, these plants not only offer privacy and wind protection but also draw elegant vertical lines that dialogue with the horizontality of the surrounding vineyards, recalling the classic aesthetic of the Tuscan and Venetian landscape.
On the most sunny and well-drained part of the land dwell over 150 Olive trees.
The Landscape: These plants not only offer a precious production of extra virgin olive oil but also shape the landscape with their silvery foliage that shimmers in the wind, creating an elegant color contrast with the dark green of the cypresses and woods.
In the enclosed garden and the area at the rear of the villa, the vegetation explodes in its productive and decorative function, typical of the Friulian "useful garden":
In the rear garden, more intimate and private, stands a Pear tree. A traditional fruit tree, strategically positioned to enjoy the right solar exposure. In spring, it offers a pure white blossom, while in late summer, it provides locally grown fruit, a symbol of the self-sufficient life at the villa.
Bringing seasonal color is a magnificent specimen similar to the cherry tree (Prunus). Its presence is fundamental to the park's aesthetics: it is the first to announce spring with a cloud of delicate flowers, creating a poetic spot of color that breaks the dominant green of the lawn.
There is no shortage of species such as the Fig tree (often grown near walls for warmth) and the Persimmon tree, which in autumn, when the park is bare, remains laden with bright orange fruits like natural lanterns in the winter garden.
Villa Ottelio is not an island. Its park blends without visual barriers into the surrounding landscape:
The geometric rows surrounding the property (Merlot, Friulano, Picolit) change the scenery every month: bare and sculptural in winter, bright green in spring, golden and red in autumn (the world-famous foliage).
At the edges of the property, patches of spontaneous shrubs ensure the biodiversity necessary for the ecosystem, offering refuge to the small local fauna.