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Monet’s Garden, Giverny – 28 Stunning Photos

After its long winter closure, Claude Monet's garden and home re-open each April for the French warmer months. Gardens have been planted and trimmed, paths primed, prepped and everything made ready for the expectant admiring crowds. The gardens and home complex are open from April to November each year and are operated by Foundation Claude Monet.

Monet's Garden, Giverny - 28 Stunning Photos

To celebrate the re-opening of the garden I've created this photo gallery post from photos taken during my visits over the years. Photos are divided into the two gardens, the top garden surrounding the house - The Clos Normand Garden and the lower garden, The Water Garden.

Claude Monet’s Hometown Giverny – What to See & Do

Claude Monet's Hometown - What to See and Do

Giverny in the northwest region of Normandy is well known as the hometown of Impressionist artist Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) but the picturesque village has more to explore than just Claude Monet's House and Garden complex. Read more as I discover what to see and do in Giverny.

Monet In Giverny

Monet's attachment to the village of Giverny started after signing a rental agreement for his pink maison (home) on 3 May 1883, and then after buying the house, moving in with Alice in 1890. They lived in this house and village with the two children from Monet and Camille's marriage and the six children from Alice and Ernest's marriage for the rest of their lives as a blended family.

The village was originally divided by a railway line that went along what is now called Chemin du Roy. Chemin du Roy divides Monet's two gardens and is now a narrow laneway for cars. Giverny encompasses Monet's garden and home but also has many other attractions to offer for the visitor.

Claude Monet’s House at Giverny, France

Claude Monet's country farmhouse in Giverny, Normandy with its long plain pink walls surrounded by gardens, painters studio and greenhouse is simply breathtaking. Colourful, beautifully decorated and full of Monet's personal art collection, visiting his house is a highlight on any trip to France.

Claude Monet's House at Giverny

The house bequeathed by Michel Monet on his death in 1966 to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, with the aim of safeguarding his memories of his father, and to create a place that could be visited by his admirers, is now a place of homage for art and garden lovers and one of the major tourist attractions just outside of Paris.

Claude Monet’s Garden at Giverny, France

Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny in Normandy

"At Giverny, Monet created an ideal home for his family, a haven protected from the outside world and surrounded by the countryside that he loved. But this was also where he gained recognition as a major artist after years of rejection." - Adrien Goetz

Visiting Claude Monet's Garden

Visiting Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny in the region of Normandy, France is always a surreal experience for me and something I seriously recommend you try and do at least once. The house and gardens are where Monet lived from 1883 until his death in 1926. The gardens change with the seasons and sometimes the best season to visit is hotly debated, but I suggest you take the chance to visit Monet's Garden whenever you can - it will not disappoint.

At any time of the year wandering around the petite garden paths amongst the vibrant rainbow coloured flowers is like stepping into his paintings. I hope you enjoy my photos as I try and show you something a little different than what you may have already seen photographed in this garden.

Paul Durand-Ruel – A French Impressionist Art Dealer

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Two Sisters

Who Was Paul Durand-Ruel?

The Early Days of Paul Durand-Ruel

Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922), born to shopkeepers Jean Durand and Marie Ruel, was a staunch supporter and art dealer of the unappreciated and reviled French Impressionists. It can be said that Paul Durand-Ruel gave the world the Impressionists and their paintings and that we enjoy them due to his vision.

Annette Charlton

Annette lives with her family between their homes in France and Australia. She’s been featured in International magazines including French Property News, on numerous blogs and travel websites and appeared on ABC National Radio. You can connect on Instagram or Facebook.