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Claude Monet was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement and when his paintings began to sell to American art collectors, he purchased a house with five acres to create what he called his greatest work of art: his garden at Giverny. The garden was restored in 1970 mostly by a donation from the Readers Digest Foundation and other American art benefactors. This painting shows Monet’s famous arched bridge before he added a wisteria canopy.
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 |  | A winding path completely circles Monet’s pond, with gaps to allow visitors to view the surface of the water with its water lilies and exquisite collections. The path is a visual adventure leading through tunnels of trees, including weeping willows that help to emphasize the Japanese aura. Monet admired Japanese art and garden design, importing Japanese plants for his water garden, but he did not like stone lanterns or bonsai’d trees that feature in many authentic Japanese gardens.
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 |  | In addition to a water garden, Monet planted a large flower garden between his pond and the main house. This view, taken in early summer, shows roses in full bloom, some trained high to create a tree form. Long paths run the length of the garden, between wide plant bands filled with annuals and perennials. The long, narrow paths allowed Monet to paint his flower garden with exaggerated lines of perspective so that on a misty morning the garden would seem to disappear into infinity.
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 |  | A view of Monet's water garden, showing an arched Japanese footbridge painted green. The surface of the pond is covered with islands of water lily foliage, with space between for exquisite water reflections which he liked to paint. To maintain such clear water a gardener must rake the surface clean of algae every day, and trim the water lily foliage to prevent its covering the surface of the entire pond.
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 |  | A close-up view of one of the islands of water lilies on Monet’s pond, showing blossoms held above the foliage. These are all hardy hybrid water lilies developed by a French nurseryman, Bory Latour Marliac. Monet initially purchased three of each variety and planted them in submerged containers to control their growth. The Marliac Nursery, at Temple-sur-Lot near Bordeaux, still sells the varieties Monet planted. They also breed and sell new varieties through a mail order catalog.
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Derek Fell is known the world over for his garden writing, horticulture photography, and inspiring landscape designs. Author of over a hundred garden books and publications, Derek has won more awards from the Garden Writers Association of America than any other writer. An expert in Impressionist garden design, most of his books center on creating the enchanting gardens captured by impressionist painters. All pieces in The Derek Fell Collection are inspired by Impressionists and designed by one of the most prolific garden experts of our time. Read More
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