- Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice. - Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Puy de Pariou
Plenty of butterflies around here. - Puy de Pariou
A crowded thistle. - Lavender
A lovely tiny lavender, growing wild in Massif de l'Esterel. - Lavender
I find it fascinating that lavender grows in the wild. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Carpobrotus, also known as (according to Wikipedia) pigface, ice plant, sour fig, and Hottentot fig. To me it is just a very very pretty succulent. - Morning glory in Biot
- Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- Flowers in Antibes
Wonderful. Just wonderful. - Femme allongée
A statue by Popoy (1993). - Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961), detail. My favourite part of the painting. - Carpobrotus
I just have a special affinity for this plant. - More beauties in the garden
- Abbaye de Lérins
What a tranquil place. - Abbaye de Lérins
This place puts your mind at rest. - A wild orchid
My favourite plant identification app PlantNet says this is Long-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia). - Heaven.
- Daisies
- Carpobrotus
- Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Wild thyme
Plenty of rhododendron, but fields of wild thyme in between. - Meursault
A lovely town known mostly for its wine. - Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderful black room. And matching white flowers. - Château de Chenonceau
Such a wonderful lavender. - Château de Chambord
Governor's bedchamber. Charming. - Fougères
Hortensias everywhere. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Cherrueix
I really like this town. - Hortensia
The whole town (actually the whole Brittany) was in bloom! - Cap d'Erquy
It was insanely hot walking here, no shadow in sight. But it was worth it. - Côte de granit rose
I still can't decide whether the hortensia grows like weed or someone actually takes care of them... But they are so gorgeous! - Côte de granit rose
View of the sea rescue ramp hidden in a well protected cove. - Côte de granit rose
So so so beautiful! Why don't they grow in my garden? - Côte de granit rose
And some wonderful heather between all the fern and hortensias. - Pleyben
Recently cleaned Pleyben Parish close (1583). With one Gothic and one Renaissance tower. - Manoir de Kervaudu
Close to Le Croisic close to the Guérande salt marshes. - Pont de Saint-Nazaire
We stopped just south of the Saint Nazaire bridge... - Puy de Pariou
Dianthus (pink) on the sunny side of the volcano. - Poppies!
I love poppies but mid-March is simply too early. Even for Côte d'Azur. - Mimosa
Acacia dealbata - Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty. - Freesia
What a beauty she is. - Carpobrotus
A stunning carpobrotus. How can anyone call this plant 'pigface'? - Freesia
More freesia in the garden.