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Monet’s Nasturtiums

monets gardenTake a tip from Claude Monet and soften the edges of a garden path with Nasturtiums.

Monet decided to soften the straight lines of his gravel garden path by planting what he assumed were dwarf nasturtiums, actually they were larger creeping nasturtiums that to this day creep charmingly over the sides of the path.

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Julie lives in Paris, but she longs to walk in a beautiful country garden. When her mother takes her on a visit to rural Giverny, Julie discovers a beautiful garden and befriends the man she believes is the gardener. In fact, he is the gardenÂ's owner, the immortal artist Claude Monet. This is a title in BarronÂ's AnholtÂ's Artists Books for Children series, in which author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. AnholtÂ's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.