Sprinkle new or used tea leaves (loose or in tea bags) around your rosebushes and cover with mulch to give them a midsummer boost. When you water the plants, the nutrients from the tea will be released into the soil, spurring growth. Roses love the tannic acid that occurs naturally in tea.
Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It's less than an hour inland from the east coast and about halfway between Florence and Milan. See Emilia-Romagna Map.
To the west is San Quirico d'Orcia, Castiglione D'Orcia, Bagno Vignoni and of course Montalcino (home to Brunello di Montalcino one of Italy's most prestigious wines). The Val D'Orcia is the most photographed landscape in Tuscany. Its beauty has been recorded throughout the centuries.