DID COUNT DRACULA HAVE A GARDEN? IN THE MOVIE VERSION, HE SEDUCED A VICTIM IN ONE—CLOSE ENOUGH. WITH HALLOWEEN LOOMING, OUR THOUGHTS NATURALLY HOVER, BAT-LIKE, OVER TRANSYLVANIA.

Beyond vampires, this bucolic region of central Romania is known for its picturesque villages, a rich agricultural history (nearly one third of the country’s population is employed in the farming industry), and its eerily strong hold over Prince Charles (the royal highness has a vacation guesthouse in the Transylvanian village of Zalànpatak).

Here are 10 garden ideas to steal from Transylvania:

 

MOSSY MYSTERY

Above: A moss-covered entryway at Bran Castle in Transylvania. Photograph by Jason Ramos via Flickr.

With its forbidding…