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Showing posts with label jardins. Show all posts

Jardin du Luxembourg

The weather in New York today was rainy and left everyone in a funk so I thought it the perfect time to revisit summer and Paris! On the last day of our trip, Stefan left early so I was on my own until I had to head to the airport. After I saw the queue at the Musee d'Orsay, I decided to forgo seeing art and instead spend the 86 degree day out of doors. I couldn't think of a better place than the Jardin du Luxembourg since it was the one park we didn't tour together. It felt like an oasis and the potted palm trees just added to the exotic ambiance. I love Central Park but it can't hold a candle to the beauty of the Paris parks with their elegant statues and fountains. Looking at these photos makes me wish I was back in that warm sunshine right now. Le sigh. Maybe next year. Enjoy!














Photos by Heather Clawson

Jardins Extraordinaires

My blogger friend Decorno was lamenting the state of her backyard recently and it had me thinking about my favorite book for outdoor inspiration, Exceptional Gardens or Jardins Extraordinaires in French and Bijzondere Tuinen in Dutch. It's a fancy trilingual book produced in Belgium and full of drool worthy gardens some of which I've posted here. It's the perfect book to escape into on a cold and dreary day like today in New York. (Oh and by the way, thanks for ruining another Friday Mother Nature!)







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