In and out of Paris : gardens of secret delights

Introduction; Outside the Walls; Garden Estates; Inspired Vaux-le-Vicomte; Magnificent Versailles; Reflections at Courances; Rodin's Sculpture Garden; Désert de Retz Follies; Monet's Colorful Giverny; Experimental Parc Méry-sur-Oise; Private Paris; Surrealism Near Madeleine; Louis Benech in Faubourg Saint-Germain; An Artful Hideout; Hôtel George V Courtyard; Kenzo Takada's Perfect Retreat; Follies at Villa André Bloc; Jean-Michel Othoniel's Herbier; Up on the Roof; Contemporary Folly; Patrick Blanc's Jungle Inside; Camille Muller's Call of the Wild; Chimneys and Sweeping Views.;Among the more than 30 great and small projects within 'In & Out of Paris' are Vaux-le-Vicomte, Versailles, and Courances--all classic André Le Nôtre--style French gardens. Also discover the Paris gardens of celebrated artist Jean-Michel Othoniel and art aficionado Pierre Bergé, architect Kenzo Takada's Japanese retreat in the Bastille, Australian couturier Martin Grant's tiny terrace in the Marais, Mexican painter MariCarmen Hernandez's Montmartre rooftop, and American architect Michael Herrman's homage to Le Corbusier's surreal ChampsÉlysées garden for bon vivant Charles de Beistegui. Modern masters Louis Benech, Gilles Clement, Pascal Cribier, Christian Fournet, Camille Muller, Hugues Peuvergne, and Pierre-Alexandre Risser are also featured, representing a new era of experiments, color, and asymmetry in the Paris garden.

Among the more than 30 great and small projects within In & Out of Paris are Vaux-le-Vicomte, Versailles, and Courances—all classic André Le Nôtre–style French gardens. Also discover the Paris gardens of celebrated artist Jean-Michel Othoniel and art aficionado Pierre Bergé, architect Kenzo Takada’s Japanese retreat in the Bastille, Australian couturier Martin Grant’s tiny terrace in the Marais, Mexican painter MariCarmen Hernandez’s Montmartre rooftop, and American architect Michael Herrman’s homage to Le Corbusier’s surreal ChampsÉlysées garden for bon vivant Charles de Beistegui.

Modern masters Louis Benech, Gilles Clement, Pascal Cribier, Christian Fournet, Camille Muller, Hugues Peuvergne, and Pierre-Alexandre Risser are also featured, representing a new era of experiments, color, and asymmetry in the Paris garden.

ZAHID SARDAR is a San Francisco–based editor, writer, and curator specializing in architecture, interiors, and design. His work has appeared in Dwell, Interiors, Western Interiors & Design, Interior Design, House & Garden, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, and Landscape Architecture. He has taught design history at the California College of the Arts and has written several other books, including West Coast Modern and New Garden Design.

Among the more than 30 great and small projects within In & Out of Paris are Vaux-le-Vicomte, Versailles, and Courances—all classic André Le Nôtre–style French gardens. Also discover the Paris gardens of celebrated artist Jean-Michel Othoniel and art aficionado Pierre Bergé, architect Kenzo Takada's Japanese retreat in the Bastille, Australian couturier Martin Grant's tiny terrace in the Marais, Mexican painter MariCarmen Hernandez's Montmartre rooftop, and American architect Michael Herrman's homage to Le Corbusier's surreal ChampsÉlysées garden for bon vivant Charles de Beistegui. Modern masters Louis Benech, Gilles Clement, Pascal Cribier, Christian Fournet, Camille Muller, Hugues Peuvergne, and Pierre-Alexandre Risser are also featured, representing a new era of experiments, color, and asymmetry in the Paris garden. ZAHID SARDAR is a San Francisco–based editor, writer, and curator specializing in architecture, interiors, and design. His work has appeared in Dwell, Interiors, Western Interiors & Design, Interior Design, House & Garden, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, and Landscape Architecture. He has taught design history at the California College of the Arts and has written several other books, including West Coast Modern and New Garden Design . Introduction Outside the Walls Garden Estates Inspired Vaux-le-Vicomte Magnificent Versailles Reflections at Courances Rodin's Sculpture Garden Désert de Retz Follies Monet's Colorful Giverny Experimental Parc Méry-sur-Oise Private Paris Surrealism Near Madeleine Louis Benech in Faubourg Saint-Germain An Artful Hideout Hôtel George V Courtyard Kenzo Takada's Perfect Retreat Follies at Villa André Bloc Jean-Michel Othoniel's Herbier Up on the Roof Contemporary Folly Patrick Blanc's Jungle Inside Camille Muller's Call of the Wild Chimneys and Sweeping Views. Hide-and-Seek GardenRooftop Edens in the 16th A Crater with a View Hugues Peuvergne at Play Montmartre Gallery Garden Where the Wild Things Are Outdoor Rooms A Gardener's Retreat Poolside Roof Garden Miniature Estate in Suresnes A Private Key to Parc Monceau Public Parks Parc Monceau's Illusory Past A Living Archive of the Planet Uncommon Sculpture Park Fondation Cartier's Botanical Theater Gilles Clément's Steamy Jungle When Plants Make Waves A New Leaf for the Archives The New Metro Style Lofty Promenade Plantée A Dockside Landscape Novotel's Secret Courtyard Resources.