Spring is in the air and gardeners anxiously await the first blooms in the garden. To boost my enthusiasm, I peruse the volumes of garden photos that I've taken in the springtime—my own garden as well as those that I have visited.
I always find myself studying the hundreds of photos that I took at
Claude Monet's gardens at Giverny, France in May 2009.
Are you ready for more Monet?
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Monet's Gardens at Giverny, France
The Clos Normand, May 2009. |
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| Looking through a veil of purple. |
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The beautiful Tamarisk tree
(can be invasive in some areas). |
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| Perfectly planted in pink. |
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Lawn and garden merge.
No doubt the foliage of spent daffodils in the grass. |
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| Another Monet moment? |
We're returning to France in April 2011. Monet's gardens in early April will be filled with tulips and other spring bulbs. Will we take the train out of Paris for a return trip?
Sometimes seeing less can reveal more—as in the bones or structure of a garden that may be hidden behind the billowing blooms in peak season.
I may be ready for another Monet moment.
