Visit a Post-Impressionist's garden this August

Post-Impressionist artist Henri Le Sidaner bought his country house at Gerberoy, Oise in 1904, which at the time only had a vegetable garden.

Over the years he acquired more land and developed three colour themed gardens; the white garden, the rose garden and the yellow and blue garden where he built a replica of the Love Temple from the Petit Trianon at Versailles.
Le Sidaner was also inspired by his travels, and added Italian-style sculptures to his living masterpiece.

In 2008, the painter’s grandson, Etienne Le Sidaner, and his wife Dominique started restoring the gardens and were awarded the label Jardin Remarquable in 2013. In August, the roses, for which the gardens are famous, will still be in bloom as well as the hydrangeas.

The Gardens of Painter Henri Le Sidaner, Gerberoy, Oise
Open daily, except Tuesdays, until October 11am-6pm
One of the prestigious gardens you can visit with an Anniversary Card

To read about more gardens to visit in August, see the latest edition of The Connexion, on sale in newsagents and available to buy here.

The Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts scheme encourages garden owners of all nationalities to open up their gardens, big and small to the public, to raise funds for charity. For more Open Gardens to explore, or to open up your own garden to visitors, please visit the website.