It's Travel Thursday--Can I Really Take These Plants Home With Me?

I can't believe it is another Thursday!  Wow!  The weeks are just flying by!  This photo was taken on our trip to France several years ago.  I'm always lamenting the fact that I can't take plants back from foreign countries!  This was part of an exhibit at the International Garden Festival in France at Chaumont Sur Loire.  The 18th edition is going on now in the Loire Valley in France.  The theme this year is Colorful Gardens.  This photo was one of my favorite exhibits the year we were there using borrowed views.  We were there late in the exhibit.  If you are in France, you need to go.  It is a very interesting day for gardening buffs!

It's Travel Thursday--Edible Flowers in Giverny!

One of my favorite edible flowers is the nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). These are outside a little restaurant in the quaint village of Giverny where Claude Monet lived and painted. I always thought Giverny was the name of his home. We took the train from Paris and it was a really pleasant ride. Monet's garden reminds me of ours in a very small way. Lots of herbs mixed with annuals and perennials. This is a famous view of more nasturtiums at Claude Monet's home. Wish ours were even starting to blossom. They aren't! It is finally hot and humid, but only for one day! Well, hope you are having great weather wherever you may be!