I’ve had the incredible good fortune to have visited some of the world’s most beautiful gardens in my travels. The size and style of the gardens has varied from grandiose and painstakingly formal like the Gardens of Versailles to casual, abundant and intimate like Claude Monet’s Garden. I was reminded of the extraordinary experience of visiting Monet’s Garden when I recently visited Gibbs Gardens, in Ballground, Georgia, USA, for the annual Waterlily Festival. The theme of water and gardens feature heavily in Monet’s works for 40 years. Let’s take a look at the allure of waterlilies.