Giverny — a beautiful garden in Normandy created by Claude Monet

Audrey Lescot
2 min readMar 27, 2019

Today I’m taking you to Giverny! If you probably heard about this Seine-side village before, I’m not surprised! Indeed, the famous impressionist Claude Monet lived there and created one of the most beautiful garden! Claude Monet decided to split the garden in two parts. The first one, named “Le Clos Normand” is in front of the house. The “Japanese inspired water garden” is situated on the other side of the road.

“Le Clos Normand”: where Claude Monet planted many flowers

There you’ll admire many varieties of flowers, from the simplest ones like daisies, to more exotic ones! This part of the garden is wild, as Claude Monet desired, with various colorful aisles! For the record: he simply planted flowers based on their color and let them grow freely thereafter.

The Japanese inspired water garden: where Claude Monet is bringing a touch of exoticism

Japanese inspired water garden offers a very different landscape, more peaceful to the eye and mind. There you will discover the Japanese bridge covered with wisteria (that Monet painted no fewer than 45 times!), the weeping willows, a bamboo wood, and especially the famous water lilies! You’ll feel relaxed instantly!

Do you want to find out more about this place? >https://www.littlenormandy.com/visit-giverny-claude-monet-garden/<

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