Trading in haute couture for horticulture, Nicole de Vésian, the retired fashion stylist from the House of Hermes, spent the last ten years of her life dressing La Louve (her own personal garden) and several others with her signature sense of style. Hers are gardens of textures, shapes, scents and stones. She preferred a garden devoid of flowers, in harmony with the land on which it grows. She advocated using the plants growing wild on the surrounding hillsides including Cypress, Laurel, Arbutus, Rosemary and Thyme. All images above by Clive Nichols source unknown clive nichols clive nichols clive nichols clive nichols For more information on the Gardens of Nicole de Vesian and more of Clive Nichol’s beautiful photographs you might want to purchase the latest book by Clive and Louisa Jones http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-V%C3%A9sian-Gardens-Modern-Provence/dp/2742797343
My Other French Garden Crush
Technorati Tags: Provence Gardens,Clive Nichols,Louisa Jones,Modern Design in Provence,Nicole De Vessian
Mona Thompson Providence Ltd. says
What fabulous gardens…take my breath away!
Barbara@HausDesign says
Absolutely enchanting! I especially love the look of pea gravel and manicured evergreens – it's so classic and always "haute coutoure"! 🙂