A stroll through the garden created by Diptyque founders Yves Coueslant and Desmond Knox-Leet (both men are now deceased), in Normandy.
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This garden looks like a little slice of Nirvana to me. I love gardens that are not overly worked over/fake looking, and this one certainly does not fall into that category.
Isn’t that lovely? I wonder who owns it.
I think I’ll apply for “caretaker”…? Or even family retainer! Weeder?
Not a bad idea! Plus would recoup the cost of all those candles 😉
I want.
Save your pennies!
Are those statues on some of the bottles? I’ll check later but have to dash right now…
Oh, good question!
Have now looked at and looked up some of the labels. I don’t think any of them are exact replicas, but there is something of the feel of the labels (or vice versa).
Eau d’Elide has the head of a faun, which could be a “real” faun or a the head of a bust or statue. Virgilio has a shepherd leaning against a tree, which is a bit like the leaning statue in the film. Near the shepherd is a bust on a pillar. Can’t see it clearly but it looks like possibly a faun head. No faun heads in the film, but certainly other classical looking sculpture. We hear running water in the film; there is a fountain on Eau Lavande.
In any case, a delightful film and garden, and a perfect ad for the brand.
And of course there was a fig tree for Philosykos, although what you see on the bottle are the fruits rather than leaves.
Thanks!