Star of the pond
The Impressionist artist Claude Monet made waterlilies famous as garden plants. He grew hardy waterlilies in the large ponds in his garden at Giverny in France and carefully managed the plants to achieve an appealing balance between the clumps of lilies and the open stretches of water. Waterlilies in different lights and conditions became the subject of many of Monet’s paintings.
Monet’s inspirational water garden can still be seen growing as he painted it. The garden is open from April to October (see giverny.org).
Water in the form of a pond is a vital
