Gorgeous gardens in FranceThe English author and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll had a fruitful working relationship with Sir Edwin Lutyens. The pair’s collaborations include Jekyll’s only garden in Europe, Le Parc du Bois des Moutiers, overlooking the sea in the beautiful village of Varengeville-sur-Mer near Dieppe in Normandy. Visits to this, and other gardens with an orchard setting, including Jardin de Plume, are part of a new garden-themed river cruise. There’s a sunken lavender garden at Jardin Agapanthe, a contemporary garden and the “lab” of the landscape architect Alexandre Thomas, and the chance to hear about the creative legacy of Romania’s exiled Princess Sturdza at Le Vasterival. On the upstream journey travellers will witness the romance…

Source: The Times January 11, 2020 00:00 UTC