Gardens of Normandy with Northwest Horticultural Society

Join Thomas Hobbs, Vancouver BC nurseryman, author and garden designer,  and Northwest Horticultural Society escort Gillian Mathews as we  discover some of France’s exceptional gardens in Normandy and the Loire  Valley. Begin your journey in the lovely village of Chantilly, a perfect  spot from which to drive into the verdant countryside of Normandy,  stopping first at Monet’s famous gardens of Giverny. Make your home base  in Rouen: a delightful Norman town filled with historical half-timbered  buildings. Enjoy daily excursions to an array of different gardens and  the charming village of Honfleur. You’ll also visit the remarkable Mont  St Michel, and stay four nights in the Loire Valley, where the kings and  queens of France saw fit to build their magnificent chateaux and  gardens. And we’ll visit the International Garden Festival at the  Chateau de Chaumont! Join NHS on this remarkable journey that will be  the perfect blend of beautiful gardens, historical highlights, culinary  specialties and the French joie de vivre!