One of the magnets on my fridge quotes Cicero “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” – a sentiment with which I concur most heartily. And so, today, to start the new year I’m bringing you photos of a couple of renowned world gardens: Sissinghurst in the Autumn and Giverny in the Spring.
SISSINGHURST, KENT, England
I would love to see Sissinghurst‘s White Garden in Spring, but then again, it would be critical to be there super-early.
Monet’s GIVERNY had been on my bucket list for a long time. It definitely lived up to expectations and I was so thrilled that the peonies were still flowering in the first week of June.
And while not as well known as these two, we loved Great Dixter‘s garden when we visited in Autumn 2010, just after we’d been to Sissinghurst.
I hope these beautiful gardens and flowers have brought sunshine to you today, wherever you are in the world. I’d like to wish my readers good health, happiness and adventures in 2015, with lots of gardens to visits and flowers to smell.
Tropical Territory & Travel 
They certainly are cheery… just lovely, Pauleen.
Thanks Chris, they were the most beautiful gardens…if only they were closer 🙂
Cicero knew what he was talking anout!
Both gardens are on my bucket list Pauleen. I hope to get to Giverny this year. We drove by and peeped over the fence one winter when it was closed.
Jill, it has to be a must-do but do try for spring if possible.
I don’t have much in the way of a garden, but I do have a pretty decent library–or a collection of books–even though it’s scattered all over the house. A well maintained garden makes for a pleasant retreat.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Sometimes my husband doubts me when I say there’s always room for one more plant or book 🙂 BTW I’m now listening to Brian wilson’s Gershwin on MOG 🙂
I thought the Brian Wilson take on Gershwin was pretty good. Nice to hear today’s performers keeping the great old classics alive.
Beautiful! 🙂
I like gardens with lots of trees and hidden corners you come upon unexpectedly. Your photos are lovely.