This volume reveals the ideas and planting schemes that underpin Monet's garden at Giverny so that readers can replicate them. A short introduction to Giverny is followed by color photographs, with detailed captions describing the plants and techniques that make up the garden.
Vivian Russell is a writer and photographer. She is American but has lived in England and France for most of her life. Her books include Gardens of the Riviera, Monet's Garden (which won the Garden Writers' Guild Award), Monet's Water Lilies, Monet's Landscapes, Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens and, most recently Dog Show. She was a regular contributor to Gardens Illustrated for many years and now writes and photographs for the Daily Telegraph gardening supplement.