Gardens of Claude Monet
The gardens of Claude Monet found their place near Paris, namely for 80 km., Among the wonderful village of Zhiverni. It was here that, tirelessly, the famous artist Claude Monet worked miracles.
And the history of the gardens began in 1883, when the artist acquired a small house with an adjacent plot of land and settled there with his family. In Monet, from childhood there was attachment to nature, he simply idolized it. Having mastered a small territory, he immediately proceeded to ennoble it, buying specific literature.
With the help of natural talent, as well as perseverance and industriousness, the master turned a small garden near the house into a magnificent flowering area. Adhering to technology, he planted a wide variety of plant varieties here, including charming flowers. Today, tourists from all over the world know this beautiful area and are in a hurry to taste it. Talented artist Claude Monet maintained contact with famous gardeners and actively exchanged experience with them.
Over time, Monet turned the entire garden area into a wonderful park area where artificial streams ran, magnificent canals were dug for which the water of the local Ept River was used. The decoration of the coastal territory was amazing plants, among which blooming sakura, peonies, anemones, as well as raspberries.
Among the main attractions of the entire Claude Monet Garden is a Japanese-style bridge. The owner of the garden specially from Japan was sent nymph seeds that adorn the surface of the whole pond.
Initially, the house itself with its surrounding territory occupied a hectare of land. But, after about 10 years, the gardener, carried away by his favorite thing, decided to expand the territory and bought another section of the neighboring allotment. Acquired land contained a small natural stream, which was a tributary of the river. Monet immediately decided to use it as a source for a wonderful pond, which was dug up here thanks to the support of the local government. Thus, the garden has acquired a modern look, filled with water currents, which have an irregular, asymmetric shape.
In this cozy place, the artist found inspiration for his magnificent paintings, for twenty years in a row.
After the artist died, the gardens of Claude Monet passed into inheritance to his son. But the heir did not live here, and the stepdaughter of the late master looked after the whole estate. The artist’s house, as well as the whole beautiful garden, fell into decay as a result of World War II. In 1966, son Claude Monet ordered the transfer of all inherited property over which his father worked for many years in a row to the Academy of Arts. It took close ten years to fully restore the house and the entire water garden. Here I had to work both the local authorities and many descendants of Monet, so that the garden would take on its former appearance. Ponds dug in the garden again, trees and flowers planted. All furniture was successfully restored, and Japanese engravings were restored. After some time, the garden was open to visitors who admired the amazing landscapes of the area. To date, the Claude Monet Garden and its restored house-museum have gained worldwide fame, annually it is visited by close half a million people.
