Autumn Colours in Gascony

A glorious garden in Gascony in the southwest of France reminiscent of the Tuscan scenery. <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">It</span> <span class="hps">was designed and</span> <span class="hps">made</span> <span class="hps">​​by the owner, Madelaine, in terraces</span> <span class="hps">to link</span> <span class="hps">with the surrounding nature</span><span class="">.</span> </span><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/1/309839-1-fre-FR/1.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.967722;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/2/309815-1-fre-FR/2.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.998751;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/3/309827-1-fre-FR/3.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.987087;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/4/309823-1-fre-FR/4.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.999861;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/5/309807-1-fre-FR/5.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.954072;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/6/309835-1-fre-FR/6.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">This sculpture by</span> <span class="hps">Joachim</span> <span class="hps">Van Den</span> <span class="hps">Hurk</span> <span class="hps">echoes the</span> <span class="hps">verticality of the</span> <span class="hps">cypress</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">iron rod on the top</span> <span class="hps">turns</span> <span class="hps">in the wind</span>.<br /><br /><span class="hps"></span></span><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/7/309811-1-fre-FR/7.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/8/309819-1-fre-FR/8.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/un-air-de-toscane-au-coeur-de-la-gascogne/9/309831-1-fre-FR/9.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="Photos Perdereau">Photos Perdereau Mon Jardin & Ma Maison.<br />All images from <a href="http://jardin-maison.dekio.fr/">here</a>.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(235, 239, 249);" title="Mon Jardin & Ma Maison N°598 Novembre 2009"><br /></span></span>

Autumn Colours in Gascony

A glorious garden in Gascony in the southwest of France reminiscent of the Tuscan scenery. It was designed and made ​​by the owner, Madel...

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Classic Garden

Second post for you today, beauty seekers. Sometimes I come across stunning homes and gardens, and even if we cannot see the interiors (and, oh, how I'd love to!) I believe they are worth showing.<br /><br />This 17th century manor house is located in Loiret, France, and is known as<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class=""> the Grand</span> <span class="hps">Courtoiseau. </span></span>The magnificent grounds bear the label "Remarkable Garden" awarded by the French ministry of Culture.<br /><br /><img alt="Jardin3" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin3/714744-1-fre-FR/Jardin3_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin3" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin2" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin2/714752-1-fre-FR/Jardin2_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin2" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin1" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin1/714768-1-fre-FR/Jardin1_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin1" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin9" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin9/714784-1-fre-FR/Jardin9_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin9" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin5" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin5/714760-1-fre-FR/Jardin5_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin5" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin6" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin6/714776-1-fre-FR/Jardin6_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin6" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin10" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin10/714736-1-fre-FR/Jardin10_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin10" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin8" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin8/714808-1-fre-FR/Jardin8_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin8" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin7" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/jardin/toute-la-fantaisie-d-un-jardin-classique/jardin7/714792-1-fre-FR/Jardin7_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin7" width="669" /><br /><br />Photography by <i>Georges Lévêque </i><br />All images from <a href="http://jardin-maison.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

Classic Garden

Second post for you today, beauty seekers. Sometimes I come across stunning homes and gardens, and even if we cannot see the interiors (and,...

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Floral Park Apremont-sur-Allier

Second post for you today.<br /><br />Floral Park Apremont-sur-Allier, in France, is simply breathtaking. Open to the public in<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"> 1977, it receives around 40,000 annual</span> <span class="hps">visitors</span><span class="hps">. </span></span>Here is part of the story behind it.<br /><br />As a teenager, Gilles de Brissac visited England and and was spellbound by its wonderful gardens.<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"> At the end of</span> <span class="hps">the summer of</span> <span class="hps">his fifteenth birthday</span><span>, Gilles</span> <span class="hps">returned to France</span> <span class="hps">and started</span> <span class="hps">passionately</span> <span class="hps">to restructure</span><span class="hps"> the </span><span>gardens of the </span><span class="hps">family castle</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">the Chevreuse Valley</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">under the watchful eye</span> <span class="hps">of his mother</span> <span class="hps">May,</span> <span class="hps">Duchesse</span> <span class="hps">de Brissac</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Continuing</span> <span class="hps">his training</span><span>, especially</span> <span class="hps">alongside</span> <span class="hps">Russell</span> <span class="hps">Page</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Charles de</span> <span class="hps">Noailles,</span> <span class="hps">and perfecting</span> <span class="hps">his taste</span> <span class="hps">by visiting</span> <span class="hps">gardens</span> <span class="hps">around the world</span><span>, Gilles</span> <span class="hps">becomes a</span> <span class="hps">professional</span> <span class="hps">landscape gardener</span><span>.<br /><br /></span></span>Thirty years later, he became a landscape painter, and created one of the most beautiful parks in France.<br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"><br />Until his death in</span> <span class="hps">2002</span><span class="">, Gilles</span> <span class="hps">de Brissac</span> <span class="hps">continued refining</span> <span class="hps">his work.</span><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">Today,</span> <span class="hps">the torch</span> <span class="hps">was taken over by</span> <span class="hps">his sister,</span> <span class="hps">Elvira.</span><span class=""> </span></span><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span></span></span><br /><img alt="Jardin1" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin1/652776-1-fre-FR/Jardin1_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin1" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin2" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin2/652760-1-fre-FR/Jardin2_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin2" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin3" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin3/652752-1-fre-FR/Jardin3_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin3" width="669" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">The pergola</span> <span class="hps">is covered with</span> <span class="hps">white</span>,</span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span class="hps">fragrant</span> <span class="hps">clusters</span><span> of</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span class="hps">wisteria</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">Wisteria</span> <span class="hps">floribunda</span> <span class="hps">'Alba'</span><span class="">.</span></span><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin4" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin4/652744-1-fre-FR/Jardin4_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin4" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin5" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin5/652768-1-fre-FR/Jardin5_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin5" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin6" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin6/652784-1-fre-FR/Jardin6_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin6" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Jardin7" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/art_decoration/decouvertes/visites-privees/visite-du-parc-floral-d-apremont-sur-allier/jardin7/652792-1-fre-FR/Jardin7_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Jardin7" width="669" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><br />Photography by Patrick Smith.<br />All images and information from <a href="http://art-decoration.dekio.fr/">here</a>.<br /><br />A lovely weekend to you my friends!

Floral Park Apremont-sur-Allier

Second post for you today. Floral Park Apremont-sur-Allier, in France, is simply breathtaking. Open to the public in 1977, it receives arou...

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Interiors and Gardens by Sandy Koepke

Interior and garden designer Sandy Koepke works in Southern California. I love all of her rooms and outdoor spaces. Maybe you do too.<br /><br />1.<br /><img alt="" id="home-main-pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/main_graphics/home_main.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 737px;" /><br /><br />3.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_02.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />4.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_03.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />5.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_04.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />6.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_05.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br />7.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_06.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />8.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_07.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />9.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_08.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />10.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_09.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />11.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_10.jpg" style="width: 649px; height: 694px;" /><br /><br />12.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_11.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />13.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_12.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />14.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_13.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />15.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_14.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />16.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/before-after/Westwood/3.4_westwood.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />17.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/beverly_drive/beverly_drive_15.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />18.<br /><img alt="" id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/miscellaneous/7_property9.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 695px;" /><br /><br />19.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/3_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />20.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/4_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />21.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/7_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />22.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/8_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />23.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/9_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />24.<br /><img id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/manhattan-beach/10_property2.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />25.<br /><img alt="" id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/la-canada/6_property3.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />26.<br /><img alt="" id="gallery_pic" src="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/assets/galleries/portfolio/la-canada/7_property3.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 696px;" /><br /><br />All images from Sandy's portfolio right <a href="http://www.sandykoepkeinteriordesign.com/index.php">here</a>.

Interiors and Gardens by Sandy Koepke

Interior and garden designer Sandy Koepke works in Southern California. I love all of her rooms and outdoor spaces. Maybe you do too. 1. 3. ...

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