Dinner at Mont Saint-Michel

Paulownia tomentosa

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Les Tunnels

The greenhouse "tunnels", to be watered daily under the eyes of Christian, l'orse.


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Les dahlias blanches

Les bluets

Cornflowers.

























One of my favorite flowers. Like coreopsis tinctoria, scabiosa, and red geraniums, they seem simple and "common" at first, but if you look closely and consider, you see that they're in fact some of the most elegant and interesting plants.

Clématite

Clematis (clématite, en francais). This bloomed incredibly dark purple, hanging in curtains from a simple frame on Remy's side of the garden, surrounded by (at that time) blankets and pillars of roses. The clematis' simple form, their sleekness, and their twiggy vines and tendrils made them especially shocking and beautiful.

Cosmos

Alium

The first alium I met.

Les pavots

Poppies.