Tag Archives: Andre Le Notre

Un peu de chaos

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Patricia Gilbert

I love a good period drama, all those gorgeous costumes and lavish sets! And they’re even better if they take place in France. I just finished A Little Chaos on Netflix, starring Kate Winslet as a fictitious garden designer, Sabine … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged A Little Chaos, Andre Le Notre, Kate Winslet, Louis XIV, Mattias Schoenaerts, Un peu de chaos | 1 Comment

Grande Singerie

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Patricia Gilbert

Recently on the French news there was a story about the 180 million Euros of restoration work going on at the Domaine de Chantilly, which is an easy day-trip from Paris. So easy, in fact, that I can’t imagine why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Andre Le Notre, Château de Chantilly, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Prince of Condé, World Monuments Fund | 6 Comments

Il faut cultiver notre jardin

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

Landscape architect André Le Nôtre was born on March 12, 1613 but his influence on the layout of Paris and the most important gardens of France is still felt almost four hundred years later. The formal style of gardens you … Continue reading →