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 ?
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