Reading and Roaming
Today we explored more of Dordogne with a visit to a castle, hanging gardens, and the medieval city of Sarlat. MILANDES IN CASTELNAUD In this area of France, it seems you are never far from a castle or chateau, to use the French word. In a small radius from our B&B, there are at least four …
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MONET’S GARDENS AND HOUSE Per the advice of our travel agent, we arrived early at the gardens and were so glad we did. It was another foggy morning and only about 45 degrees. Very few people initially, so we could take our time wandering the garden paths. Even when we got to the water lily garden, it …
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GARDENS ABUNDANT BLOOMS If I were asked to name the most common flowers in this part of Maine, it would be daylilies and black-eyed Susans. Native to North America, Black-eyed Susans or Rudbeckia hirta are now found in the lower 48 states. A close third would be the many varieties of cone flowers. We made another …
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TROLLS IN THE GARDEN We made the first of this year’s visits to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens yesterday. It was lovely and mostly sunny. We were impressed with some new annuals and the expansion of beds near the entry bridge. These gardens get better every year! This year’s highlight is the presence of some gigantic trolls. These wooden …
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