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The making of Claude Monet's garden
Giverny, where crossbreeding takes place
Monet, Normandy and the Seine
List of plants and flowers
Calendar of flowering times
Giverny, an American colony
Giverny in Uncle Sam's country : Old Lyme and Cos Cob
Giverny in the land of the Rising Sun : Kitagawa
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Calendar of flowering times
in Monet's garden

 

April
Tulips, pansies, forget-me-nots, narcissi, aubrietas, daisies, cherry and crab-apple blossom, fritillaries, daffodils, etc.

May
Irises, peonies, rhododendrons, geraniums, wisterias, azaleas, wallflowers, daisies, delphiniums, etc.


June
Roses, poppies, clematis, Dames' rocket Tamarisks, etc.

July
Roses, nasturtiums, Snapdragons , ageratums, zinnias, nicotianas, busy lizzies, verbenas, dahlias, rudbeckias, salvias, primulinus gladiolus, cleomes, cosmos, sunflowers, helianthus, hollyhocks...
Beginning of water lilies

August
Dahlias, cosmos, hibiscus, etc. (see July)
End of waterlilies

September
Nasturtiums carpet the Grande Allée, Asters, dahlias, cosmos, rudbeckias...

October
Dahlias and all the annual flowers until frost

 


The garden in mid October

A frequently-asked question : what is the best season for visiting Claude Monet's garden?

The answer is difficult since it depends a lot on individual tastes.
It is true that the flowering of bulbs in springtime is not as spectacular as summer flowers, but blossoming trees and a flower bed of tulips mixed with daffodils and narcissus are not to be disregarded and are certainly worth a visit.

A few weeks later, May is an explosion of colours.
The season of roses may be the climax of the year - all the more as the rose garden of former Hotel Baudy, a few steps away from Monet's ( see the page Giverny, an American colony), is also in its full splendour.

One might think that autumn is less favourable, but it would be wrong.
Dahlias offer a riot of colours and all the other flowers are still there.
It is true that frosty weather may damage the flowers but this is exceptional even in the very last days of October.

Autumn has also the advantage of being quiet. The crowds of late spring and summer have gone and it is possible to walk in the garden free of hustle and bustle. In the silence of the water garden, one can still feel something of Claude Monet's presence. It is an unreal and magnificent experience.

Other pages about Claude Monet's garden and Giverny :

Welcome to Giverny : a practical guide for the visit of the garden
The making of Monet's garden
Giverny, where crossbreeding takes place

Monet, the Seine and Normandy
List of plants and flowers in the garden

Giverny: an American colony : the history of the artists who came to Giverny in Monet's time

To end your visit in the village, why not a short walk in the hills above Giverny ?