{"id":22800,"date":"2025-11-14T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=22800"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:56:31","slug":"monets-gorgeous-gardens-and-home-in-giverny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=22800","title":{"rendered":"MONET&#8217;S GORGEOUS GARDENS AND HOME IN GIVERNY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>We have alway wanted to visit Monet&#8217;s gardens and home in Giverny. While on Uniworld&#8217;s Seine River Cruise we hopped on their bus for the ride to the gardens. We knew because of the time of year it would we packed with visitors. I posted a blog in 2019 about a <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?page_id=22823\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22823\"><strong>simply wonderful Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum<\/strong>.<\/a> <strong>Monet is one of our very favorite painters and we were very excited for the tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Film of Impressionist Painter Claude Monet at Work (authentic video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fnOCI8MUmbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Fascinating early film of Claude Monet in Giverny.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22802\" style=\"width:832px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Our guide leads us on our tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>In 1893, Monet, a passionate horticulturist, purchased land with a pond near his property in Giverny, intending to build something &#8220;for the pleasure of the eye and also for motifs to paint.&#8221; The result was his water-lily garden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A beautiful Japanese Maple tree.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The famous Japanese footbridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Claude Monet painted 12 versions of the footbridge in the 1890&#8217;s until his death in 1926.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1.jpg?resize=1024%2C826\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C826&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C619&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1238&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1651&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the_japanese_footbridge_1992.9.1-scaled.jpg?resize=1320%2C1064&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>&#8220;The Japanese Footbridge&#8221;, 1899, National Gallery of Art.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Mexican shellflower or Tiger Flower.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong><strong>With the passing years Monet developed a passion for botany, exchanging plants with his friends Clemenceau and Caillebotte. &nbsp;Always on the look-out for rare varieties, he bought young plants at great expense. &#8220;All my money goes into my garden,&#8221; he said. But also: &#8220;I am in raptures.&#8221;<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Through a profusion of flowers you can spot Monet&#8217;s home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Flower beds in front of the home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The best months to visit Giverny are\u00a0spring and summer, particularly May through July to see the gardens in full bloom.\u00a0<strong>Autumn (September and October)<\/strong>\u00a0is another excellent choice, offering fewer crowds and beautiful foliage. The gardens are closed from November to March.\u00a0The paintings on the wall are all reproductions which are added for context.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>All&nbsp;8&nbsp;of Claude Monet&#8217;s children lived with him and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Hosched%C3%A9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Hosched%C3%A9\"><strong>Alice Hosched\u00e9<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Hosched%C3%A9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Hosched%C3%A9\"> <\/a>at Giverny as part of their blended family, including his two sons, Jean and Michel, and Alice&#8217;s six children. They moved to Giverny in 1883 and the combined family lived there for the rest of their lives.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A lovely view toward the gardens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Marla admires copies of Monet&#8217;s favorite Japanese woodblock prints.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Monet loved Japanese prints<\/strong> <strong>and collected over 200 of them. The originals are now at the <a href=\"https:\/\/claudemonetgiverny.fr\/en\/decouvrir\/les-estampes-japonaises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mus\u00e9e Marmottan Monet<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17_result-1.jpg?resize=469%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17_result-1.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17_result-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The yellow painted chairs were very modern for the times.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=833%2C625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18_result-1.jpg?w=833&amp;ssl=1 833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The beautiful kitchen with Rouen tiles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1921-monet-in-his-gardens-Musee-dorsay_result.jpg?resize=675%2C487\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1921-monet-in-his-gardens-Musee-dorsay_result.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1921-monet-in-his-gardens-Musee-dorsay_result.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A colorized photograph of Monet in his gorgeous garden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Monet\u2019s Garden Inspired His Greatest Achievement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvwQVFnbHng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>I&#8217;ll leave you with this beautiful short video of Monet and his life at Giverny.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have alway wanted to visit Monet&#8217;s gardens and home in Giverny. While on Uniworld&#8217;s Seine River Cruise we hopped on their bus for the ride to the gardens. We knew because of the time of year it would we packed with visitors. I posted a blog in 2019 about a simply wonderful Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. Monet is one of our very favorite painters and we were very excited for the tour. Fascinating early film of Claude Monet in Giverny. Our guide leads us on our tour. In 1893, Monet, a passionate horticulturist, purchased land with a pond near his property in Giverny, intending to build something &#8220;for the pleasure of the eye and also for motifs to paint.&#8221; The result was his water-lily garden. A beautiful Japanese Maple tree. The famous Japanese footbridge. Claude Monet painted 12 versions of the footbridge in the 1890&#8217;s until his death in 1926. &#8220;The Japanese Footbridge&#8221;, 1899, National Gallery of Art. Mexican shellflower or Tiger Flower. With the passing years Monet developed a passion for botany, exchanging plants with his friends Clemenceau and Caillebotte. &nbsp;Always on the look-out for rare varieties, he bought young plants at great expense. &#8220;All my money goes into my garden,&#8221; he said. But also: &#8220;I am in raptures.&#8221; Through a profusion of flowers you can spot Monet&#8217;s home. Flower beds in front of the home. The best months to visit Giverny are\u00a0spring and summer, particularly May through July to see the gardens in full bloom.\u00a0Autumn (September and October)\u00a0is another excellent choice, offering fewer crowds and beautiful foliage. The gardens are closed from November to March.\u00a0The paintings on the wall are all reproductions which are added for context. All&nbsp;8&nbsp;of Claude Monet&#8217;s children lived with him and Alice Hosched\u00e9 at Giverny as part of their blended family, including his two sons, Jean and Michel, and Alice&#8217;s six children. They moved to Giverny in 1883 and the combined family lived there for the rest of their lives.&nbsp; A lovely view toward the gardens. Marla admires copies of Monet&#8217;s favorite Japanese woodblock prints. Monet loved Japanese prints and collected over 200 of them. The originals are now at the Mus\u00e9e Marmottan Monet.&nbsp; The yellow painted chairs were very modern for the times. The beautiful kitchen with Rouen tiles. A colorized photograph of Monet in his gorgeous garden. 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