Building in the pic? Oh, I guess there is. I only saw the plants. ;) Good eye, Lin!

@purpleinopp Tiffany, the architectural style of the building is what first caught my eye .... and then the espaliered plants on the right growing up around the windows, then the huge ornamental chandelier (or whatever it is) hanging in the entryway.

Building...

I found the building. It is the Villa Erba - Cernobbio; a 19th century villa on Lake Como.
Here is a link; scroll down about half way to see the building.
http://egarage.com/events/2013...

Here's another link:
http://lakecomotravel.com/lake...

@greene You are good! Gee, a shame there's no George Clooney in the photo ... I think I read that he has a home in Lake Como.

LOL, I googled and yep, he has a summer home there; Villa Oleandra, right on the lake:
http://wevillas.com/news/villa...

Good find, greene. So I found an article about the gardens there and it confirms the ball shapes are boxwood, Buxus sempervirens:

http://eng.orticolario.it/vill...

Now to figure out the green wall...that one's not the same building is it?

sooby said:...confirms the ball shapes are boxwood...

Dang! I was a minute late. Yep, that's what I discovered also.

I'll have to research the other photo tomorrow. I'm done for the day.

@TheArquitect Here's the database information for Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)

greene said:Building...

I found the building. It is the Villa Erba - Cernobbio; a 19th century villa on Lake Como.
Here is a link; scroll down about half way to see the building.
h.com/lake-como/villas/villa-erba/

Amazing, you found it. Thanks.

That balls are made of what? I want that too in my house.

sooby said:Good find, greene. So I found an article about the gardens there and it confirms the ball shapes are boxwood, Buxus sempervirens

Now to figure out the green wall...that one's not the same building is it?

thank you so much

I have some buxus in my house but they are small and never grew up!
What do i have to do to help them grow?

plantladylin said:@TheArquitect Here's the database information for Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)

Thank you. You all are amazing. Thanks

Your little boxwood may be the dwarf variety which is very slow-growing and compact. Better to get the Common Boxwood as @plantladylin showed you.

Keep in mind that the photos you are showing us have very old and huge plants. You may have to wait a bunch of years for your new plants to grow to a decent size.