The International Friends of Ninfa
Who we are
WHO WE ARE
The Association was formed by constitution, dated October 2004, and has charitable status for tax purposes.
Our primary aim is to help ensure the ‘perfect conservation’ of the Garden of Ninfa according to the wishes of Donna Lelia Caetani, last family owner of the Ninfa estates. We do this in a variety of ways: financial, or by means of ideas and skills.
In this, we complement the conservational and cultural aims of Ninfa’s present owner, the Roffredo Caetani Foundation, with which we work closely. This foundation was established by Lelia Caetani in 1972 and today has an important presence in the Pontine region.
There are now over 300 members of IFoN. They are mainly British but also hail from other countries including Italy, the Netherlands, France and the United States.
All our income derives from membership contributions and personal or corporate donations. On occasion we raise additional funds in order to help meet the costs of specific projects related to the garden.
Since 2008, a member of IFoN’s executive committee has been present on the General Council of the Roffredo Caetani Foundation.
Our primary aim is to help ensure the ‘perfect conservation’ of the Garden of Ninfa according to the wishes of Donna Lelia Caetani, last family owner of the Ninfa estates. We do this by a variety of means: financial, or by means of ideas and skills.
In this, we complement the conservational and cultural aims of Ninfa’s present owner, the Roffredo Caetani Foundation, with which we work closely. This foundation was established by Lelia Caetani in 1972 and today has an important presence in the Pontine region.
There are now over 300 members of IFoN. They are mainly British but also hail from other countries including Italy, the Netherlands, France and the United States.
Since 2008, a member of IFoN’s executive committee has been present on the General Council of the Roffredo Caetani Foundation.
Patron and Executive Committee
IFoN’s patron is Paola, Lady Nicholas Windsor
which normally meets twice a year, are:
Lord Howard of Penrith (Chairman)
Marella Caracciolo Chia
Jim Gardiner
Edmund Howard*
Esme Howard**
William Howard
Katia Lysy
Adam Munthe
* Coordinator and member of the general Council of the Foundation
** Membership and Administration
Administration team
Federica Nardacci
Paolina Rinaldi
Isabella Woods
IFoN Visit the Garden of Ninfa
OUR AIM
Examples of our work
Restoration Projects
Acquisition of equipment and machinery
Horticulture
Conferences
Projects and research
Culture
The importance of our work
Ninfa, and all that it stands for, is one of the most exciting environmental and cultural challenges in Europe.
The challenge has three specific dimensions.
The second, no less demanding than the first, is that the garden was created on the twenty-acre site of a medieval town, whose ruined buildings require constant inspection and skilled restoration.
The third is that the Caetani legacy is rooted in culture, the garden well known for having provided inspiration for some of the 20th century’s most significant artists, musicians. writers, poets and academics.
IFoN’s work aims to contribute in some way to the fulfilment of these various challenges. We welcome new members keen to give their support to this unique place.
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Benefits of Joining
Membership of IFoN brings with it a range of benefits in kind, among them:
TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP
AND OTHER OPTIONS
Other Preferential
terms of entry
Annual UK
members’ events
Members’ reunions
at ninfa
Annual
Newsletter
Ifon
Plans for the future
In the context of climate change, we understand the ‘clear and present’ danger to Ninfa’s ecosystem, to its life-giving waters and to its precious flora and fauna. The task of conserving Ninfa in the next decades will be immense.
We will continue playing our part, helping to support the Foundation as it adapts to new planting strategies, replaces rare or stricken plant species, rebuilds and restores historic buildings, and improves visitor facilities.
Visit ninfa
like an enchanted place...
‘To walk through this extraordinary garden today is to pick your way through a strangely enchanted place ‒ like Sleeping Beauty’s castle in the fairy tale.’
The Roffredo Caetani Foundation
Our work complements the conservational and cultural aims of Ninfa’s present owner, the Roffredo Caetani Foundation, with whom we work closely.
The Foundation was established by Lelia Caetani in 1972 and today has an important presence in the Pontine region. Since 2008, a member of IFoN’s executive committee has been present on the General Council of the Foundation.
Patron and Executive Committee
Current members of our Executive Committee, which normally meets twice a year, are:
Lord Howard of Penrith (Chairman)
The Marquess of Lothian
Marella Caracciolo Chia
Jim Gardiner
Edmund Howard*
Esme Howard**
William Howard
Katia Lysy
Adam Munthe
Coordinator and member of the general Council of the Foundation
**Membership and Administration
Administration team:
Camilla Dunhill
Federica Nardacci
Paolina Rinaldi
Isabella Woods
Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 3EG, United Kingdom