Borrow Garden Ideas From Springtime in Paris
Even the thought of spring in Paris can elicit a sigh. The combination of great architecture, history and outrageously good food makes Paris one of the most alluring destinations in the world, and garden lovers who visit the "City of Light" in spring can enjoy grand displays in the city's numerous parks and public gardens.
From the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank to the hip and trendy Marais near the Bastille, it's entirely possible to spend a week going from one beautiful garden to another, soaking up the sun in little corner cafés. Start your day with coffee and a croissant, then head out to explore.
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One of my favorite places to visit is Musée Carnavalet, the Paris History museum, located in the old Jewish Quarter of the Marais. Go through the main-floor galleries to access the inner gardens (free admission).
In two sunken courtyards, you'll see formal parterres with gravel paths. Boxwood (Buxus sp) surrounds beds filled with a cool mix of white primrose, creamy dianthus and pansies, Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria, zones 3 to 8) and purple tulips.
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Hydrangea shrubs flanking this stone bench have just begun to leaf out, but notice the swag rope made of twisted ivy against the courtyard wall. I love this elegant detail.
This is one of my favorite places for escaping from the busy Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, which is usually bustling with people. The gardens offer a quiet place where you can sit and look at the very best traditional French garden design.
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Flowering cherry and magnolia trees, quince and laurel shrubs bloom at the La Promenade Plantée, a 4 1/2-kilometer (2 3/4-mile) garden built on an elevated rail line connecting Place de la Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes.
Steel arches support vigorous wisteria vines (Wisteria sp) and climbing roses, and create visual accents along the route. Forsythia brightens the view for now.
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From above you get a bird's-eye view of the white flowering magnolias (Magnolia sp) that line the streets.
La Promenade Plantée opened in 1993; it's a great place to take in city views. It was an inspiration for New York City's urban High Line, another garden in the sky that was once a defunct railway and is now a hot spot for city dwellers.
From the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank to the hip and trendy Marais near the Bastille, it's entirely possible to spend a week going from one beautiful garden to another, soaking up the sun in little corner cafés. Start your day with coffee and a croissant, then head out to explore.
by Paintbox Garden »
One of my favorite places to visit is Musée Carnavalet, the Paris History museum, located in the old Jewish Quarter of the Marais. Go through the main-floor galleries to access the inner gardens (free admission).
In two sunken courtyards, you'll see formal parterres with gravel paths. Boxwood (Buxus sp) surrounds beds filled with a cool mix of white primrose, creamy dianthus and pansies, Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria, zones 3 to 8) and purple tulips.
by Paintbox Garden »
Hydrangea shrubs flanking this stone bench have just begun to leaf out, but notice the swag rope made of twisted ivy against the courtyard wall. I love this elegant detail.
This is one of my favorite places for escaping from the busy Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, which is usually bustling with people. The gardens offer a quiet place where you can sit and look at the very best traditional French garden design.
by Paintbox Garden »
Flowering cherry and magnolia trees, quince and laurel shrubs bloom at the La Promenade Plantée, a 4 1/2-kilometer (2 3/4-mile) garden built on an elevated rail line connecting Place de la Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes.
Steel arches support vigorous wisteria vines (Wisteria sp) and climbing roses, and create visual accents along the route. Forsythia brightens the view for now.
by Paintbox Garden »
From above you get a bird's-eye view of the white flowering magnolias (Magnolia sp) that line the streets.
La Promenade Plantée opened in 1993; it's a great place to take in city views. It was an inspiration for New York City's urban High Line, another garden in the sky that was once a defunct railway and is now a hot spot for city dwellers.
