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A delicate species wisteria frames Laurence Johnston's villa in the garden of the Serre de la Madone. ~ Une délicate espèce de gl...

A narrow balcony at the villa of Lawrence Johnston in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone.  The red bougainvillea has crept over the wa...

A young orchid tree ( Bauhinia) grows through a hedge in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone. ***** Un jeune arbre à orchidée (Ba...

Waterlilies in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone. ***** Nénuphars dans les jardins de la Serre de la Madone.

A vaulted walkway at the Serre de la Madone. ***** Un passage voûté à la Serre de la Madone.

Donkey rides for the children, through the gardens of the Serre de la Madone, were part of the weekend's festivities. Wish I was a ch...

Yesterday we saw Philippe Mazza and his Model T Ford from 1923.  He offered me a drink of this Chivas Regal at 10 in the morning! I dec...

June is 'Garden Month' in Menton and it started with a massive plant sale at the Bastion and with two of Menton's most famous...

Rosa Banksia tumbles over a building in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone.  This beautiful rose has no thorns and comes in a single ...

The gardeners of the Serre de la Madone wouldn't cut down a tree for no good reason. Perhaps it is one that fell during the floods e...

A beautiful old pot in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone. ***** Une belle jarre ancienne dans les jardins de la Serre de la Madon...

A small sculpture alongside a mailbox.  You see this as you enter the beautiful gardens of the Serre de la Madone in Menton. Don't ...

One of my favourite trees - the orchid tree. Seen here in front of Lawrence Johnston's villa at the gardens of the Serre de la Mado...

You see this beautiful plant from time to time in the gardens of the south. Here it is at the Serre de la Madone. It's Latin name is ...

A young boy pushes the main door of Lawrence Johnston's villa at the Serre de la Madone in Menton. We are suddenly back in the 1920s ...

Honeysuckle grows up the walls and frames the windows of the villa at the Serre de la Madone. ~~~~~ Un chèvrefeuille pousse sur les m...

No surprise that the gardens of the Serre de la Madone are so beloved by artists. ~~~~~ Ce n'est pas une surprise si les jardin...

The Lotus flower grows in several of Menton's famous gardens. These pics were taken in the Serre de la Madone. The sacred Lotus...

A square cut in a wall creates a frame at the Gardens of la Serre de la Madone. ~~~~~ Une ouverture carrée dans un mur crée un cadre dans le...

Bougainvillea against an old wall in the gardens of the Serre de la Madone. ~~~~~ Des Bougainvillées contre un vieux mur dans les ja...