“Trees are invaluable”

They call him the Picasso of gardens: Enzo Enea designs private gardens and parks all over the world. His success story began with a peach tree.

Spring is here. What do you associate with this time of year?
The beginning of spring especially is an emotional moment for me: the colors of the magnolia announcing something new, the fruit trees blossoming one after the other. Nature is waking up and so are we. For me, spring symbolizes new beginnings, the chance to tackle things with a fresh approach. And I can finally ride a motorbike again.

Spring is considered a time of inspiration. What’s yours?
The snapshots when I succeed in looking at nature’s dimensions, proportions or colors from a new perspective and relate them to each other in a totally new way. It may be the course of a river that inspires me, a lighting situation, a shadow cast. In my mind, these elements come together to form a picture. Read more