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The garden has several different gardens , engraft in a series of terraces that blend in with the besiege landscape painting . Photo by : EmileGarcin.fr . SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THIS GARDEN
Nicole de Vésian was a designer for the iconic French brand Hermès in the fifties and sixties , working alongside a young architect named Christian Lacroix . After the death of her hubby , she go aside from Paris , to Provence , where she bought a menage in Bonnieux . locate in the Luberon , a pretty and picturesque area of hilltop towns , de Vésian ’s dilapidated estate was transform into an amazing and influential garden . De Vésian ’s legacy is her gardens : Ina Garten ( aka the Barefoot Contessa ) toldHouse Beautiful , " I was very influenced by a woman named Nicole de Vésian . … She operate in just four materials — gemstone , linen paper , leather , and wood . I have a little gasbag of article about her . " We even feature La Louve in our May / June issue , in our tale about topiary ( in print edition only ) .
The seldom seen pool is part of this awful property . Photo by : EmileGarcin.fr . SEE MORE picture OF THIS GARDEN
The property , which is now owned by Judith Pillsbury , a photographic print trader in Paris . you’re able to usually visit the garden , by appointment , once a calendar month ( shut in July and August ) for an 60 minutes . radical of at least 10 people should allow through the tourist office of Bonnieux , and the property has traditionally been open for garden visit during the first weekend in June . Ticketsare 10€per person and more selective information is usable through theCommitee of Parks and Gardens in France .
De Vésian like subtle , instinctive colors , and liked the texture of stone as a focal full point in her gardens . Photo by : EmileGarcin.fr . SEE MORE photo OF THIS GARDEN
On the other helping hand , if you ’re interested in buying the dimension , the estate of the realm is being handled byFrench Realtor Emile Garcin , and the attribute is listed as being in the " 2,300,000 € to 5,000,000 € " family . ( For Americans , this is between $ 3.3 million and $ 7.2 million . ) We ’ve put together a sliding board show of the garden from the realtor ’s land site - a beautiful home to dream about on this Monday good afternoon .
