Gardens do not always live up to one's expectations. Claude Monet's did.
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| The Water Garden. Monet's Garden has two components. |
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| The water for the pool is fed by a brook that is ultimately connected to the Seine. Interestingly, Monet not only created his works of art, he also created his subject. The lake was man-made, made in the image of the Japanese prints he so loved. |
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| The pastel planting here is as near to an original Monet as I am likely to get. |
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| I was so impressed by the mirror image. |
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| The house is blended into the garden organically. But I have no recollection of what it was like inside. |
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| The Clos Normand with its wonderful plantings is the second component of the garden. |
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| White plantings are not a new concept but this was a great success. |
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| 500,000 visitors each year. And we hit on the quiet day. |
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| "All my money goes into my garden." |
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