Monday, October 19, 2:00 pm – The Gardens of Paris
Experience the gardens of Paris as close up as you can hope for without being there. Wellesley College Botanic Garden docent and former Paris garden tour guide Maureen Bovet provides us with her unique view of Paris’ most beautiful parks and gardens. Maureen will show us well known historic parks – Luxembourg, Parc Monceau (pictured below, photo courtesy of Marcel Germain), Jardin des Plantes, Medieval Garden of Cluny Museum, and Parc des Buttes-Chaumont – as well as several exciting new Paris gardens – Parc de Bercy, Promenade Plantee and Andre Citroen, with their innovative urban park designs. She will discuss French garden design and plant cultivation, along with the fascinating history of these parks. The program will begin with tea at 2:00 pm, and the lecture follows at 2:30. WCFH members $10, non-members $13. To register, or for more information, log on to www.wellesley.edu/SCFH, or email horticulture@wellesley.edu.
